I can see!

Friday afternoon I took the plunge and had corrective eye surgery. Not LASIK, but its sister, PRK which most people haven't heard of. I recently learned that PRK was invented first and received FDA approval first, but that it isn't as well known because, though it eventually has the same exact result as LASIK, the days of recovery do include some pain, discomfort, burning, ... you name it. Well, I've experienced all of that and it was not fun. But 4 days later, my vision is pretty good (it will get better over the next couple of weeks--lack of immediate results is another reason it is less favored than LASIK) and I am starting to feel good again. We opted for PRK over LASIK because my corneas had some scarring from prolonged contact use and with PRK the laser actually shaves on your cornea (LASIK shaves underneath). It's pretty exciting to finally have better vision...I've been blind for SO long! I'll let you know how it is when it all settles in to what it's going to be. :)