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Had my one week follow up on my LASIK procedure today. Good news all around. My corneas look great, and my eye doc wasn't able to see the edges of the corneal flap (which means that my eyes are healing really well), and I'm 20/20 in one eye and 20/15 in the other. I also get to stop using the annoying eye shields they make you wear while sleeping (to prevent accidentally rubbing your eyes in your sleep) and don't have to be overly concerned about getting water in my eyes when showering (it's kinda...

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Just finished up my 24 hour LASIK follow-up and my vision is now 20/20, and will likely only improve from here.

My eyes feel great, and I've been OK'ed to drive. So my results are as good as one could hope for!

So I've just gotten up from my mandated post-Lasik nap, and here are my initial thoughts: Wow, it's amazing how much better I'm seeing already. Wow, the procedure is amazingly fast (the actual laser firing is less than a minute, and I'd guess about another minute or two for prep) Wow, it's really uncomfortable in the time between the procedure and napping (despite the numbing drops and drugs they gave me, there was a lot of discomfort...not quite to the level of what I'd call pain, and I would've...

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So my LASIK procedure is in a couple of hours. At noon today, I'll be getting the procedure done, then I'm supposed to nap for 4-5 hours. Always nice to have a nap mandated by your doctor. I'm having my surgery performed by the same surgeon who did Tiger Woods. What's funny, though, is that at the doctor's request, I saw a retinal specialist earlier in the week to get clearance for LASIK because of a retinal condition ( central serous retinopathy or CSR). In addition to clearing me for the surgery...

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So I've finally decided to join the numerous friends I know who've had laser vision surgery. I've been wearing glasses for more than half my life now, and I'm just over it. That, combined with the fact that my employer now has some limited coverage for the procedure, has tipped the balance in favor of hopefully getting rid of these darn things. And it doesn't hurt that pretty much everyone I know who's had it done is very satisfied with the results. Of course, anecdotal evidence is just that, so...

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