LASIK - one week later

I've had my one-week check-up with the opticians and my eyes are healing "well". The flap (the bit they cut open) has "sealed itself well", I can now rub/touch my eyes and if I get water in the eye (from, you know, showering), it won't be the end of the world.

This means that the most vulnerable time is over. I can relax a bit now (after hearing horror stories of scarred corneas). And I don't have to use any eye drops any more - which leaves me with the stuff against dry eyes, which I'll likely need a little bit longer.

Doc said my vision would continue to become clearer. Long-distance, I'm way better than 20/20 (two lines more). Short-distance, I have moments when my vision is really sharp and crisp, but it's temporary at the moment. However, if that level of quality becomes permanent, I'll be shocked in a very very good way.

May do light sports, no full contact stuff for another three weeks. That's OK. I can hold off on the boxing for another three weeks. :)
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Published on April 01, 2011 10:56
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message 1: by Casey (new)

Casey Whoop Whoop
Really excellent news Aleks.
Looks like you'll be putting those boxing gloves on and getting clouted real soon :)


message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

Woot! Glad everything is such a success. I'm sure your near vision will settle down and behave itself shortly. :)


message 3: by Aleksandr (new)

Aleksandr Voinov Casey - oh yeah, that should be fun. :)

Kate - definitely. I knew the probability of anything going wrong was tiny, but I'm glad none of that has happened. :)


message 4: by Sandra (new)

Sandra YAY!! I'm so glad you are so close to full recovery :)

Full contact 'stuff', doesn't mean "that", right, right?!?! (never mind me, my mind's been in the deep end of the gutter the whole week...)


message 5: by Fangtasia (new)

Fangtasia Sandra wrote: "YAY!! I'm so glad you are so close to full recovery :)

Full contact 'stuff', doesn't mean "that", right, right?!?! (never mind me, my mind's been in the deep end of the gutter the whole week...)"


Sandra, mine is keeping company with yours, because that's the first thing I though of...lol

Very glad everything worked out smoothly, Aleksandr.


message 6: by Aleksandr (new)

Aleksandr Voinov Sandra - no, more like getting punched in boxing or Tae Kwon Do or... whatever. The other stuff was never forbidden (even though I commend my partner for ignoring the goggles while I wore then...).

Fangtasia - thanks!


message 7: by Sandra (new)

Sandra awwww, that is really sweet of him! Two thumbs up from me :)
And I was really kidding about the full contact stuff, but glad to know that doesn't qualify as full contact sport lol

Fangtasia, I feel like a perv sometimes... a lot of times, and it doesn't really help that my reading has completely switched to m/m fiction >.>


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