My New Pair of Eyes

and i do mean it literally.

i have just underwent LASIK the past two days - Tuesday for my left eye and Wednesday for my right eye.

the doc's just given me to okay to use the computer so here i am!

i don't think i'll ever forget the experience since i was probably the most curious and talkative patient that guy's ever had in the operating theater. =P

so here's my attempt at documenting the experience...

Tuesday:

i had gone to the TTSH lasik eye center alone for the surgery with A/Prof Heng Wee Jin. i was prepped for the op in a sanitized suit and had an arrow stuck on my forehead to indicate the eye to be operated on. of course, i loaded the nurse with plenty of questions about post-op procedures, when i could begin with skincare products and all.


after a 20-min wait (there was a patient before me), i was ushered into the OT and given some anti-inflammatory and numbing eye drops. as soon as the doc said hi to me, i told him that i wanted to know everything that would happen before he executed them. then in we went and i laid myself on the table and was swung under some bright lights.

the doc first opened up by lids with tape and then stretched them open with a ring, which was to hold my lids in place so i didn't blink. then he marked my cornea with some ink and placed a suction ring over my eye. he didn't tell me then, but that suction ring also housed a blade which sliced a flap in my cornea (i found that out in the post-op examination). then i was made to focus on a red light for about 30 seconds. there was a short break in between and then towards the end, he would count down to the end of the laser. the laser treatment produced a very light burnt smell (like how a burnt fish on a barbie would). then he pushed the cornea flap back into place.

the whole procedure was interspersed with constant wetting of the eyes and numbing drops to make me feel more comfy.

the wednesday procedure was pretty much the same except for it happening a lot quicker. and snuffy hubby waited outside for me so i had someone to run out to. =)


i was given antibiotic eye drops and natural tears for home use every two hours.

today, i was asked to cut the antibiotic drops down to four times a day.

i also found out, in today's checkup, that my left eye now has 6/4.5 vision while my healing right eye has 6/6 vision. the doc said my right eye is doing better than how my left eye did yesterday, so this bodes very well.

besides the red spot on my left eye (that's supposed to heal over two weeks or so), my eyes look good to go.

so i'll be back to work tomorrow, but no make up or scent for two weeks. =)