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| - I had my LASIK surgery done in March 2011. It is one of the best things I have ever done. I was wearing -7.5 and -6.75 prescription contact lenses. I had my consultation on a Monday and was booked for the surgery on that Friday. I was told to arrive at 8AM. I also had to wear my glasses in the days leading up to LASIK. Honestly, this was the worst part!! Glasses give me headaches for some reason, and it was a LONG few days. Day of the surgery I arrive at 8am, and so did about 20 other people. It's first come first serve! I was not expecting that. Had I known, I'd have been there at 7:30. I would have preferred appointment time slots. The procedure is done in a glass enclosure room so everyone can see you. Talk about anxiety while you wait! First you get your cornea cut and have to walk to the laser station. You won't be able to see well on this short walk. The actual LASIK procedure took 17 seconds in my stronger eye and 19 in my weaker eye. I could see better immediately although not clearly. On the ride home, my numbing drops wore off and the not so fun part arrived. Pain, scratching, watering, uncomfortable eyes for the next 4 hours. You are supposed to go home and sleep, but I am not a napper, so I laid in bed in misery for about 4 hours. I couldn't fall asleep for the life of me and I hadn't slept much the night before. I was a watery, snotty mess (snot from watery eyes, it was never ending) At the 4 hour mark I suddenly felt like I could open my eyes and I could see!! The next morning I read the 20/20 line at my post op. Recovery was pretty simple, you will get sick of eye drops though. Literally, you will taste them by the end of the week. All in all I recommend, but gave 4 stars due to the "publicness" of the surgery.
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