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| - I am a few days post-op from my LASIK surgery, and so far so good! As time passes, I will update my review if any issues arise. After wearing contacts/glasses for the majority of my life, I now have 20/15 vision! :) LASIK is a scary procedure and I hated it, but I would absolutely recommend it! Dr. Schwartz and his team did an excellent job and made the procedure as painless as possible.
I had my preliminary exam to determine eligibility for the procedure on Thursday. This exam took about 2 hours and I had a variety of tests on different machines. My technician/nurse Annie was great - very sweet and funny. She explained every test and answered all of my questions. She kept me at ease throughout the whole eye exam. After Annie and I did the tests, I met with Dr. Rhodes to review everything. She is an optometrist and highly professional. I was only with Dr. Rhodes for a few minutes before Dr. Schwartz came in to review my exam results. Dr. Schwartz said I was a great candidate for LASIK, and recommended I go the "custom" route because I have large pupils. Most expensive option, but this type of procedure is not something you want to skimp on. If the doctor says go custom, then pay the extra money to do it right! Although I only had about 5 minutes with Dr. Schwartz, I felt very confident in his abilities and I had no worries moving forward with the LASIK procedure. On my way out of the office, I met with another nice office lady to go over the price of the surgery ($4,400) and discuss financing. I paid some of it out of pocket, and then used their $0 interest financing for the remaining balance. On Thursday, I was at their office for 3 hours total.
We scheduled my surgery for the next day, Friday at 10am. When I came into the office for the surgery, I had to repeat a few of the eye tests from the previous day. They explained that this is simply cautionary as they want to ensure they have accurate information before starting the surgery. Sounds good - better safe than sorry! Then, they took me to the surgery waiting room. I got a hairnet, started using my antibiotic eye drops, and waited for my turn. About 10 minutes before the procedure, the nurse gave me a Valium to calm my nerves and keep anxiety at bay during the LASIK surgery. Then, it was time for the lasers!
To anyone who says LASIK is no big deal, you're a liar. It was terrifying! I hated it! The surgery only took 5 minutes but it felt like forever. They start by suctioning your eyes to keep your eyelids open. Then they use lasers to create flaps in your eyes so they can access the cornea. Your vision goes black during this process. Next, they put you under a different laser to actually make changes to your vision. "Stare at the light" they say... Zap zap zap... Then, you're done! Yes, it was quick and relatively painless, but the suctioning of my eyes felt uncomfortable and the lasering part of it was scary!!! Yes, Dr. Schwartz is great. Yes, his staff is great. Yes, I can see perfectly. Yes, I would recommend it! But, I still stand by my statement that it was terrifying and I hated it. From start to finish, I was at their office for about 2.5 hours.
My boyfriend picked me up (you can't drive immediately after the surgery) and took me home. I did my antibiotic and steroid eyedrops as directed and slept for 6 hours. When I woke up, I could see! It's a miracle!!!! My eyes felt super dry and scratchy, but my vision was clear!
The next day, Saturday, I went in for my one day post-op check up. I saw Dr. Rhodes again who said my vision is at 20/15 (woohoo!) and everything looked good! They gave me $25 coupon to purchase a pair of polarized sunglasses so I picked out a pair of fancy Oakleys. Polarized sunglasses are a must post-surgery as they protect your new wonderful eyesight from damaging UV rays. I scheduled my one week post-op check up for Friday. After that, providing no complications, I'll be back in three months (and again in a year) for another check up.
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