›› Laser Eye Surgery
I’ve been
getting more and more interested in the idea of laser eye
surgery. I was dating a nurse a few months ago
who’d had it done, and she had the most amazing vision in
anyone I’d ever met. We’d be driving
along, and while I was struggling to read the street names on the signs
coming up, she’d be calling off names from signs two or three
blocks down with no problem. She was like a poster child for
laser eye surgery. Even though we only dated a few weeks, the
one lasting impression she made on me was that laser eye surgery can
really work.
The idea of laser eye surgery is a little scary, isn’t
it? I mean, someone shooting lasers into your eyes that do
god only knows what is not an image that evokes a sense of security and
comfort. When I think of the words laser eye surgery I
can’t help but think of some kind of Star Wars scene or
sci-fi movie. My nurse friend assured me that it’s
really quite painless and not as bad as it sounds, however, so I
can’t help but wonder about the potential in laser eye
surgery.
I don’t have especially horrible vision, but its just bad
enough where it’s a good idea for me to wear glasses if
I’m going to a movie, lecture, or driving at night.
I’m not required to wear glasses while I drive but I really
ought to. As a person not accustomed to wearing glasses and
completely disinterested in contacts, I’m thinking laser eye
surgery might be a good alternative.
Lately I’ve noticed a lot of commercials on television
promoting laser eye surgery as well. The kind of laser eye
surgery they mention most often is called ‘lasik’
eye surgery. I’m still hazy on all the details, but
apparently lasik eye surgery is just one type of laser eye surgery that
has become especially popular in recent years.
Just doing some simple research online, it looks like laser eye surgery
can indeed be a very promising for of treatment for nearsightedness,
farsightedness, or astigmatism. Since I have both astigmatism
and am nearsighted, I think I’m going to gather the courage
and go in for some laser eye surgery soon. However, if I see
anyone that even remotely resembles Darth Vader or one of his cloned
storm troopers, I’m going the get the heck out of there, that
much is certain.
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