Farewell To Contact Lens & Spec - 10 Jan 09

On 10th of Jan, I went to Lasik Surgery to do pre evaluation tests to see if I'm suitable to do lasik.

This is a very tiring and long day. Reached the clinic at 10.40am. After register with the receptionist, we have to wait for our names to be called and do various tests. Is a long wait as there are alot of people. If you are wondering how long is that, oh well i finished all the tests and consultation at 3pm.

The whole process goes like this:-

First is the Optometry which consist of

1. Eye Power Test
2. Eye Pressure Test (The machine will blow some air into ur eyes)
3. Corneal Thickness Test
4. Manual Eye Power Test
5. Dilation Eye Drips instilled
6. Video about Lasik Treatments
7. Repeated Eye Power Test
8. Repeated Manual Eye Power Test

Then is the Counseling Session (Which they will tell you about the precautions for lasik and you want to do the lasik under no pressure or forces)

Next is the consultation by the Doctor and when everything is ok they will arrange the surgery date with you. (Usually is the day u do the evaluation)

So my surgery date is on 10 Jan 09, Saturday at 5.30pm.

I quickly go lunch with dear and after shopping for a while, i got to go back to clinic to report.

If I say I'm not scared who will believe? Eyes are one of the most important thing. Without them I also don't know what will I become.

Alright, before going in to the clinic, 1 last pic with the spec is a must do thing lar.

While waiting for my name to be called, dear took another pic of me.

Then my name is called. Off I go to the surgery waiting area. Super nervous!

Over at the waiting area, they will first give you the concent form then explained to us on all the medication that will be given you us.Then we will be ask to sit at a sofa which is so much more comfortable. The girl then helped me to put on the surgery gown, cap, shoes and clean my eyes. Then is continue waiting....

After about 45mins, a girl came in and bring me to the surgery room.

In the room, i was asked to lie on my back on an inclined bed.A numbing drop will be placed in my eyes. This numbling effect is immediate so no need to wait). Dr Tay will first got to cut a flap on my cornea. An instrument called a lid speculum is used to hold my eyelids open. Then a ring will be placed on they eyes and a very high pressures will be applied to create a suction to the cornea. A cutting instrument, microkeratome is attached to the suction ring to cut the flap in the cornea. Then the doctor will lift the flap and fold it back on its hinge.This process took only about 20sec for each eyes

After repeating the same thing to the other eyes, the doc juz push the bed to laser machine. Dr Tay actually on the laser to let me know what sound will i be expecting later and so I wont be scared. After position my eyes with the laser, i was asked to stare at a light. The doctor then start the laser. As the laser removes cornea tissue, there is a burning smell which is very normal. After the pulses of laser energy vaporize the corneal tissue, the flap is put back into position. Then Dr Tay check eyes and everything is good. Ta dah....end of the surgery

The nurse outside then put a shield over my eyes to prevent me from rubbing my eyes and prevent the eyes from being hit or poked until the flap healed itself.

**Me after the surgery **

There are no pain at all. Just that tears will keep dropping and the vision is still blurry. So all I do is go home and eat the sleeping pill that is given by the clinic and sleep all the way to the next morning.

And surprisingly, I can see clearly. Without my spec or contact lens. If you all never know, I'm a blind mouse without my spec or contact lens! I can see nothing unless you are like 30cm from me. No Joke!

Then this morning is back to the clinic for test and reveal with the Doctor. The doc say everything is good and my vision is back to 75%. So off to the next reveal which is about 1 week away bah.