So as much as this blog is about film, pics, and tech, we always forget that our eyes are the lens to the camera of life. Mine haven't been the best; not sure if i can attribute my nearsightedness to my forehead impact 24 years ago that resulted in 20+ stitches. Or maybe it was the hours of gaming. Either way, I foolishly funded an HSA account without looking at my schedule of 2012 and now here it is, almost November.
The time to pull the trigger on my Lasik surgery is upon me.
My consultation yielded that i'm not a candidate for Lasik due to my bad vision (think 900 to 1000 on a 20/20 scale) and my corneas are too think. PRK (Photorefractive keratectomy) surgery was my only other option besides surgical contact lenses. My friend Adam had gotten PRK because of his MMA training and the less likely chance a headshot would knock the flap loose (LASIK creates a flap on your cornea to correct your vision). The problem was with my meticulous schedule for the remainder of 2012, and how to time recovery (20 days to a few months) with what i had to complete for the remainder of the year.
At the moment, it's pending post-Thanksgiving. I'll probably be on sick leave for the beginning of my recovery, but my goal is to isolate my eyes and let them recover the fastest possible. A few blogs have updated their recovery process, so i'll do one as well.
http://freakingawesome.net/my-prk-adventure/
http://mattfleming.com/node/244
http://www.metallic-raven.com/prkblog
I'll have to depart with my beloved Oakley prescription sunglasses, which have served its expensive purpose for a good transition-lens replacement. Perhaps i'll re-purpose both my frames into hipster lenses, just for old times sake...
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