NixiePixie is a nixie, and a pixie.
Scheduled!
2 days ago
My surgery is sheduled for next Friday! WOO! A little nervous, but it only takes 20 minutes at the doctor’s, and the actual surgery is under a minute.
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How to get laser eye surgery
It made me
see!
 "The process can leave you a bit squeamish, but it's so fast and totally worth it!"
How I did it: I had a free consultation with my local Laser Eye Center and, once it was determined that I was a good candidate for it, scheduled the surgery for the very next day. It was quick and painless, but they do obviously have to do a few uncomfortable things like holding your eyelids open with a speculum. They give you drugs to help you "relax" - which is a term they use a little bit loosely considering how protective most people are of their eyes. All in all, the part that took long was the series of exams before the surgery. Once that is complete, you are done before you know it. The first day you are home, you are to wear plastic eye shields and keep your eyes closed as much as possible to let them recover. You put moisturizing and medicinal drops in every one to three hours to keep them from getting irritated or infected. After the first day, you can walk around and SEE (yay!) normally but you need to keep water out of your eyes for two weeks, so swimming is prohibited and the eye shields go back on for the shower and bedtime. Lessons & tips: If you are a good candidate for it and don't wear your contact lenses for a week before your consultation, a lot of places will give you a deal for doing the surgery the same day of your consultation. They only tell you to not wear contacts for 48 hours before a consultation, but if you make it a week, come prepared with a friend or family member to drive you home, and a have a method of making payment, you could save up to $1000 and have your brand new 20/20 vision in one day! The wavefront custom method is worth the extra money, but the "bladeless" technology is not worth paying extra for because most laser eye doctors have already stopped using the machines with the blades. The technician who answered my questions said that it was definitely NOT worth an extra $1500 to go "bladeless" since keratome also doesn't involve you having to watch an overpriced exacto knife coming toward your eye (a personal fear of mine). In my view, the difference between the custom wavefront method and the older method is the difference between taking a picture of someone and trying to describe how a person looks from memory. The old way simply corrects the eyes using the prescription they come up with during the standard eye exam ("Which is better - #1 or #2... 1.. or 2? Now 3 or 4? Back to 3... and 4?"). As many of you will agree, the prescription that results from an exam like that is just a best guess and is almost always imperfect. The wavefront guided method involves scanning your eye to create something like a topographic map of its surface, which allows them to perform a much more specific correction during the surgery. The peace of mind alone made it worth the extra money for me.
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NixiePixie is a nixie, and a pixie.
So apparently I have irregularly shaped corneas
3 weeks ago
Went to my consultation, it looks like I’ve got irregular corneas so they may have to do custom Lasik or another similar procedure to Lasik. Need to go back in two weeks for another consulation with my dad after not wearing contacts this whole time, since contacts apparently can change the shape of your eye. So I’m stuck in glasses for now. :(
neilrk7 is making bold steps forward
Done and loving it!
4 weeks ago
I have 20/15 vision! That’s better than 20/20! I love it! I suggest doing it if you’re thinking about it. It’s definitely worth every penny spent!
NixiePixie is a nixie, and a pixie.
Made a doctor's appointment
1 month ago
Next Friday is my consultation, WHOOO! No more annoying contacts or glasses if I’m lucky! Just need to see if my eyesight has stopped changing and if I can get the funds together.
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waiting
2 months ago
Im just waiting to finish high school
so wish me Luck (L)
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Booked the surgery!
2 months ago
I’m booked and ready. May 1st is the day! Very excited. Very satisfied with the knowledge and experience of the clinic I chose: Yonge & Eglinton Laser Clinic in Toronto.
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Untitled
2 months ago
Because I am sick of my contacts giving me blood shot eyes all the time! People always think I’m stoned or crying
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Laser Eyesight Correction
3 months ago
I seen this advertised for £1,000 for both eyes, I’ve also seen it on tv for over £4,000 for both eyes. I reckon somewhere in the middle is best.
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Untitled
3 months ago
I’m going to schedule this to be done where my parents got theirs done. Maybe a couple months down the road around my b-day? It’d be nice to have crisp vision without having to do anything… just wake up and you’re good to go.
$5 each paycheck
3 months ago
I have $10 saved. I just have to stop myself from digging into it when I need cash.
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