2 Month Follow-Up

I had my 2 month follow up appointment today and the results were great... 20/20 vision in my right eye and I could read part of the 20/15 line in my left eye. My best corrected vision is about the same as it was before surgery. I could read slightly more with my left eye after about .25 diopters of correction and I had approx .25 diopers of astigmatism in my right. Both of these numbers are small enough to be neglected according to the folks at Insight. I'm glad I'm not going to be one of the 3-5% that needs another surgery after a -8 diopters correction!

I'm going to remain on Vexol (steroid) drops for the next couple of weeks - 2x per day this week and then down to 1x per day next week. After that I'm done with steroid drops and just need to take rewetting drops as needed.

My vision has been great overall for the past month. I stopped having problems with night vision probably about a week after my last June post. I have started to notice a bit more "ghosting" or "haloing" around bright objects in low light. It's nothing that makes driving or doing anything difficult at night - just more of an annoyance than anything. I'm not sure whether I'm just noticing this now that the rest of my vision is as good as it is and it has been there the entire time or if it's been getting worse. Dr Johnson said to monitor it for the next month. He said to pay attention to whether my eyes are dry when I notice it - It may be due to lack of tear film. He did mention that the tear film was slightly less than normal in my visit today - and I have noticed that my eyes have been more dry than usual for the past two days.

Thursday, Day 14

The past few days have all been very similar with respect to my vision. I feel like I start out the day with the kind of vision that makes me forget I ever had surgery. This lasts until about 5-6 PM when my eyes start to dry out a bit and I notice my vision getting a bit blurry. Rewetting drops help but slight blurry vision persists for the rest of the night.

I was able to drive Tuesday night after the Rockies game with no problem. I did have a bit of trouble making out street signs but it didn't really matter much since I knew where I was going :)

Today I had my follow up appointment. I was able to see 20/20 in both eyes and could read some of the letters in the 20/15 line. I did need to strain to read them and they seemed to be going in and out of focus. The doctor said that is normal and it will take a month or two for that to all settle out. He says everything looks very well on the surface of the eye, there's just a lot of healing that still needs to take place. I'm safe to do anything I want at this point other than rub my eyes. I went wakeboarding tonight with no issues (and really enjoyed not dealing with contacts!)

I was instructed to stay on the steroid drops (Vexol) for the next month and keep using rewetting drops when my eyes are dry.

Monday, Day 11

I would call today the most "normal" day of vision I've had since surgery. My left eye lagged a bit and there were moments where I would notice some difficulty reading the screen, but overall I noticed vision problems less today than any other in the past week and a half.

My next follow-up appointment is tomorrow morning so I will have some new vision measurements to share.

Sunday, Day 10

Last night I went to a party with friends. I noticed blurry vision most of the night and my eyes were very dry between rewetting drop applications. I felt like I was straining a bit to make out faces/expressions. It's the first time I've been out at night since the surgery. My night vision wasn't great but by that time my vision in the light had deteriorated to the point where I'm not sure whether the poor vision I had at night had anything to do with the fact that it was dark outside. I had a friend drive me home. I could have driven if I absolutely needed to but I definitely noticed some difficulty making out signs and pedestrians. I did not have any problems with oncoming car headlights when sitting in the passenger seat and I noticed no halo or other effects you hear about with LASIK.

Today my left eye seems like it's worse than it has been all week. Everything seems blurry with the left eye regardless of distance. I don't think I'd be able to read anything with my left eye only.

My right eye seems pretty similar to yesterday (maybe slightly better) and great compared to my left eye.

Saturday, Day 8 And Morning of Day 9

I didn't post yesterday because I really had nothing new to say. My vision had remained about the same since my post on Wednesday. I was able to spend a full day Friday (about 11 hours) looking at a computer screen, although I was ready to be done by the end of the day. I can't say for sure whether it was actually getting easier or whether I was just getting more used to the slight level of blurriness that remains.

It's now Saturday AM, just under 24 hours + 1 week since I went into surgery. I have an exciting development this morning... overnight my left eye has caught up with my right! This morning I can see as well (or possibly better) with my left eye. I'm guessing if I took an eye test this morning I would be 20/20 in both eyes. This is reassuring because my left eye heeded extra correction (from -8 dioptres) and had the highest chance of needing an additional surgery (3-5% according to the statistics I'd read.)

As of this morning very little evidence of surgery remains. I think I might be slightly more light sensitive (squinting a bit as I type with morning light streaming in) and I have not yet attempted night driving. I did wake up with very dry eyes this morning, however within a few minutes of blinking my eyes feel back to normal (even without rewetting drops.)

I will continue with updates as I see any changes.

Thursday. Day 7

My vision today seems very similar to yesterday, possibly slightly worse. I had no issues whatsoever driving to work today (first time driving since surgery) and driving home after working a full day.

Once again today it seems my vision is best the first few minutes after using rewetting drops.

I noticed a bit more light sensitivity when outside during lunchtime, but no problems when I put sunglasses on.

Wednesday, Day 6

I feel like the vision in my right eye was very near perfect today. Still a bit of blur that seems to disappear for a few moments when I use the rewetting drops. My left eye is lagging a bit but in general I can see well (I'm typing this on my mobile phone.)
Tonight I stood in front of the mirror and started to try to take my contacts out by habit! I guess that means my vision is getting better. After keeping the car in the garage for a week I think I'm ready to drive to work tomorrow.