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[FastPhil]

The Lasik operation lasted for about 2 minutes, preparation before that were -

1) Eye check up by a highly qualified eye surgeon (mine had more then 100000 operations and all were success)
2) There were 3 different checkups and every time they check your Cornea thickness - (very important for a good Lasik) if there is any problems with thickness doc will refuse the exam.
3) every checkup they note your eye site and its important that you provide accurate details - (is 3 better then 4) etc etc......
4) 3 check ups are done in less then 2 days. if you go today - your first check up will be done and operation will be scheduled for (say tomm) - then tomm around 10.00 AM second checkup and then one before the operation.
5) there is a 5 minutes preparation time for the operation. they put some eye drop which act as a local Anastasia - you dont feel any pain or any thing in your eyes after this.
6) during operation - its one of the most advance machines in which they feed your eye site (numbers) which they have picked on 3 occasions in last 24 hours or so.
7) they put you on operation table and wrap open your eyes with the help of medical bandages (f*** they have exact type function of bandages for this job) - one eye is worked at a time.
8) doctor will put some more eye drop and then he has a round cutter the size of cornea and he will press the ring on the cornea and yes he will cut the cornea and it will be only held by a single joint. (probably the worst mental experience one can every have because there is no pain of any kind but you can see and brain reacts to someone just pressing a ring with thumb..... our brain wants to protect the eyes and you will react and doc will say dont react all is good......)
9) once the cornea is off then the grinding of eye balls is done by machine and you dont see any thing but just blur light
10) after the grinding the cornea is back in place and just like you put window tint and use a squeeze to pull any air out of the tint screen - a small squeeze is used to remove any air bubbles in the eye and its done.
11) second eye is more difficult mentally then the first one (its opposite to normal operations where we are more relaxed mid procedure) our brain wont let us be comfortable. and you will move and shake more in the second eye then first.
12) Both eyes take any time between 2 to 3. minutes and you are done.....
13) you are suppose to were normal sun glasses after then and not open your eyes for alteast 1 1/2 hours and then you can open your eyes (I was driving in India within first hour - NOT recommended to any one)
14) next morning when you get up and try to find the glasses to see wall clock - guess what you dont need it...life is so f*&^ing clear and now you have different problem....but a good one.
15) you will have to put regular medication for next 2 months and all is good.
16) you mind will not accept that you can see without the glasses (I am still struggling now also but slowly it improves - you can see it all the time but your mind will confuse you)
17) I never use to close my eyes during mild spray of soap or toothpaste etc because I use to wear glasses since age 10 so your mind gets use to it - now you dont have glasses and you think you do and end up with soap in your eyes ...
18) Sun glare - I never had it because all the time I use to have the photocromatic glasses with anti glare all my life so I dont know what direct sunlight means for last 37 years.....
19) for Shortsightedness, one thing you will feel different is that every thing will look bigger then usual - actually with your glasses you see things smaller then usual and now you have normal eye site.
20) every day when I wake up and see time or dont need to worry about my glasses when I go to beach and yes now I can buy real snug fitting helmets which wont destroy my glasses.

Life has been good after Lasik, highly recommended for anyone who is qualified for a lasik, I went about doing my regular work within hours of operation, recommendation is to be away from computers for atleast 3 days.


Lasik is approved by defence forces, or any profession when 20/20 sight is needed. Mine is better then 20/20....

Great info, thanks Bill