A beautiful mind

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

6/6

OH ya. Started the day with Cindy cursing me and all other people with perfect eyesight!! (that explains the title of this entry)
The lasik craze has now FINALLY caught up with her and I think she's gonna do it soon. But of course not before we understand the procedures yet ! Hmm.. To think that lasik was once such an expensive surgery that not many can afford. Bringing me back to the times when contact lenses are hard glasses you had to place onto your eyeballs which has all been replaced by plastic now. And so, Miss Cindy started lecturing me about the normal lasik and epilasik procedures.

Firstly, Let's start with lasik.

In layman terms, they'll use a suction to suck your eyeball so you won't move your eye.
Then, they cut a C shape cut along your cornea.. (OUCH!) And they open it like a flap.
After which, they'll ask you to look at the lasik equipment for 6 seconds or so. Then they put a plaster( which looks like a contact lense, not the hansaplast!) onto your eyeball.

Epi-lasik is like a cross between lasik and lasek. Apparently, there would be less complications. And it's more suitable for people with low myopia, due to their less steep corneas.

OUCHHhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Putting on contact lense is already scary enough for me, not to mention cutting your cornea while you're awake! But then again, I really can imagine the inconvenience that comes along with being shortsighted.

Imagine this, first thing you wake up in the morning, you gotta reach for yr glasses. Open your eyes and the world is such a blur to you. (try opening your eyes under water if you cannot picture this)

Also, swimming would be such a hassle with the need to purchase an optical goggles, just to mention one of the many other sports hindered by the spectacles, especially badminton!!

I'm really blessed in a way =)

PS disclaimer: Contents about lasik and epi-lasik are purely blogger's personal conceptions. Do contact your nearest dental clinic or your personal/family dentist for more information.