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| - 4 stars and here's why: for someone like me, getting my eyebrows threaded, or going to the dentists are all painful experiences. Call me crazy, but all these things terrify every bone inside my body, and hence laser eye surgery is no different. The reason why I gave them 4 stars was because of the lack of information I got during my consultation appointment. During my laser eye surgery day (4 days ago) I was surprised to find out that there were two procedures done. I was under the assumption it was only one procedure. Secondly, I did not like how the assistants forcefully grab your eyelids to drop the numbing drops into your eyes prior to surgery- forgive me I'm a wuss, give me a moment to process that you're putting foreign substance into my eyeballs. Rather it would have been nice if they talked you through everything. (I understand for most people this wouldn't be an issue, not everyone is a scaredy cat like myself).
Why I did laser eye surgery: I decided to take the plunge because I really wanted 20/20 vision. I've worn glasses since I was 8, and contact lens since I was 16, and was getting over it. My eye sight was pretty terrible- 5.0 in both eyes I think. Going to beaches, and swimming in waters were always terrible experiences for me - my contact lens would fall out and I would literally not be able to see anything; or I would be closing my eyes in the water to prevent my contacts from falling out. This had to be rectified.
During the surgery: I had two procedures done- one to make the flap, and the second to correct vision. First procedure was about 30 secs in each eye, and second procedure felt about the same. The scary part for me was the ring they put in your eye to keep them apart (note, no pain whatsoever, more so the idea of it is scary). They even allow you to bring someone with you to watch the surgery.
Few days after surgery: on the first and second day, sunlight glare was very bothersome so I constantly wore the sunglasses they gave me. My eyes felt dry but nothing too unbearable and the drops helped this. I refrained from watching tv or using my phone for the first two days (they say you can use these things in moderation). My blood vessels popped in both eyes, so I am now walking around with blood shot eyes. Doctor said this was common, and there was nothing to worry about. It should go away in a week.
Verdict: All in all, bochner is really good with the appointments and making sure they got the job done well. They do follow up checkups one day after, one week after, 1 month after, 3 and 6 months. I went in at 2pm, and was out at 3:50. The only problem I have here, is that Bochner is 9-5, so follow up appointments require you to take time off work. They say that you can visit your own doctor for follow ups if you need to. At the end of my procedures, they offered either a raptors hat, maple leafs hat or chocolate as a hoorah for making it through. I thought this was a nice touch.
Nonetheless, I would go through laser eye surgery 100000 times just to see as clearly as I do now (4 days later). I would recommend Bochner based on my own experiences, and the countless other recommendations I got.
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