PRK
on 05.06.07, 09:07pm in life • Comments (6)
After putting it off for several years, I finally got around to getting my eyes checked to see if I’m a candidate for Lasik surgery. This year has been a real nightmare with my allergies and contacts, so I figured that it was worth looking into.
Turns out, after several exams, that there were some ‘indicators’ that suggested that I may eventually have problems with thinning cornea’s, so they suggested that I go down the PhotoRefractive Keratectomy (PRK) route instead.
So instead of having my cornea lens flap cut and ‘remodeled’, they’ll take a laser and burn off the top layer and reshape it with a laser. Apparently it’s more painful and ‘visual recovery’ is slower.
Joy. I just can’t wait until next week.
Grover Saunders (May 7, 2007 @ 2:09 pm)
You’re a braver man than I. It’s one of those things I’ve always thought about, but don’t think I’ll have the guts to ever do.
Good luck!
Brettski (May 7, 2007 @ 5:35 pm)
You can’t see, you can’t work.
You can’t see, you can’t watch movies.
I would think four times before a laser or knife gets by my eye.
Best of luck to you,
Brett
Mickey Malone (May 7, 2007 @ 7:08 pm)
Yeah, I am with Brettski — I would not do it. If you are bored, just make a 3rd child. Oh wait, rumor has it that is what you did for your birthday
Seriously, good luck w/ the eye surgery.
Steve (May 8, 2007 @ 7:17 am)
No more kids. How many times do I need to tell you that?
Thanks though - next week will be interesting. I should get some games like pin the tail on the donkey or a pinata to see how life is when I can’t see.
Plus, I’m going to have to try out screen reading software…
Timmy (May 8, 2007 @ 8:55 am)
I now have a game, so check it out: http://images.southparkstudios.com/games/timmy/timmy_game_lg.html
You should try Vista and its new “speech technology” and voice over on OS-X. Let us know which one has worked best for you while you are in the blind state.
Mr. Lyric (May 8, 2007 @ 10:08 pm)
Yahoo Lyrics -> http://search.music.yahoo.com/search/?m=lyrics
Try it, maybe you’ll like it.