LASIK @ Prince Court Medical Centre - Updates, 1 Year later

Almost a year ago sometime in August I did my LASIK operation at the Prince Court Medical Centre. I have been wanting to update about about it since my last Updates, but I simply could not find the right time to write them down. Finally, I could type this down. I hope it will assist others out there planning on doing their LASIK operation.

I had opted to do a 'blended vision' LASIK (you can read through my Pre Operation experience for the rationale behind my choice). My blended vision corrects my dominant eye and modify it for reading vision while still maintaining a good distance's vision. In other words, the doctor had left one eye with minimal power for focusing on my near/reading vision and corrected the other eye to focus on my distance vision. The brain will merge images from both eyes, interchangeably depending on the distance, allowing good vision for near, intermediate and far minus the glasses. So I did not get a 20/20 vision from the operation. 

At first, for the first few weeks it had been rather difficult for my eyes to readjust. But eventually, they did, thanks to the brain haha... Seriously blended vision requires more work for the eyes to blend back the vision and send back signals to the brain. It's a two way communication. And both must be balanced. That's where 'positivity' comes in. If you focused too much on what you cannot see, then your vision falls apart. You stress out your eyes and your brain. But when you focused on the fact that - Hey! after all these years, I can actually 'see' without my glasses, the eyes and brain suddenly relaxed itself and better vision comes naturally. Truthfully, I didn't even notice when I can actually see clearly post operation. It seems as if one day I woke up and I can see everything as clear as day.

I do have issues with my vision some days, especially when I am tired or under a lot of stress. Mornings would always be a bit blurry (due to airconditioning) and night time would usually be fine under the fluorescent lighting. Seeing things in the dark and driving at night are not an issue, although some astigmatism is still there. Most days, I just ignore them. My brain don't need the stress. Some other days, a sharper vision is a bit problematic because I left my eyes extra dry, due to my air-conditioned office, classes and bedroom. Dry eyed is said to be one of the main problems post LASIK, but seriously I didn't even notice them. However, last July I had some sort of tissues stucked under my eyelids and it felt like you'd dust in your eyes. Probably due to some of the night creams I have been using, and somehow they find their way there ;-) The specialist took a few minutes to take it out and reminded me to keep my eyeballs moisturized (haha I have been busy moisturizing my skin instead). So I must actually remember that, but seriously I don't fine dry eyes that annoying. Other than that, I don't have any major issue with my new set of 'eyes'. 

I still wear my transition glasses from time to time especially under the sun. They continue to be part of my identification. They make great props, especially when you feel like dozing off in a meeting hehe... Anyway, I felt alright with the way things are now. If it gets even better, Alhamdulillah :-) Any regrets? Nope. A little bit of discount from the Prof would have been nice though :-D