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Post-LASIK impressions

undilated pupilI went through with it and got my eyes lasered on Saturday. Things are pretty awesome, but I’m still a little reserved about wholeheartedly gushing about the procedure, but all in all I’m very happy. Here’s how it went down.

Pre surgery
I didn’t need anyone to come with me, but it was nice of Lennon to come all the way from Whitby early in the morning to drive me. Whenever one of the staff would come out of a room I started to get a little nervous, but Lennon was good at distracting me from the distractions. First they did a final vision test and looked at my eyes.

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January 25, 2009   No Comments

Considering LASIK

glasseswithpassesI asked if anyone had Lasik done on facebook.

me: geo wants to know about lasik experiences
friend 1: i love it
friend 2: (emailed a detailed description of his experience)
friend 3: i wish i had it done sooner
friend 4: i had a lazer enema (followed by a detailed description of his experience)
friend 5: it was the best thing i had done, other than my sex change

Experience with Lasik MD

First I got checked out at Lasik MD, where they ran all the tests and they booked an appointment. I’ve read about some shops being done like an assembly line—this was a pretty accurate description. It was a very finely tuned assembly line to get me to agree to the surgery.

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January 14, 2009   No Comments