Do you find the above picture a little creepy? Yeah, me too. I took that picture the day after having LASIK eye surgery on January 14th. You can sort of see the bloody red ring around my left eye, which is the eye they had a little trouble getting set during the surgery. Yesterday morning I made my way over to the Laser Eye Center in downtown Los Angeles for what was my 4 month check-up following the surgery. Barring any major setbacks this was my last check-up. Overall, the results haven’t changed much since the first few days. Each eye is slightly less than 20-20, but combined I can easily see 20-20. My right eye is a bit stronger than the left according to the doctors, but I still think my left eye is a bit stronger when looking at objects beyond 5 feet. They weren’t able to give me a clear indication why this is the case and seemed to blow it off as something I was doing wrong (e.g., not using enough eye drops). Other than that little annoyance, I’m very happy with the results. It took a while to let the whole process settle in, but the positives (e.g., not wearing contacts) greatly outweigh the negatives (e.g., cost & lack of clarity in the right eye beyond 5 feet). I would definitely recommend the surgery. Hopefully there won’t be any follow-ups to this post as that would signify some not-so-good news.
