I Can See… Lasik Eye Surgery

Yesterday I had Lasik Eye Surgery.

Let me start off by saying it’s probably one of the best things I have ever done in my life!

Let me describe the process…

First, I made an appointment online for a local Lasik eye Surgery place. My sister had the same surgery before so I knew a bit about it. This initial appointment is to check your eyes to see if you qualify for Lasik. I’d be willing to bet that MOST people qualify these days.

After that appointment, you setup another appointment for the actual surgery.

I had mine yesterday. I went in around 10:30 AM and waited till about 11:30 AM. I went in and roughly 7 minutes later, I came back out with a brand new set of eyes.

The Lasik process itself was a bit uncomfortable but not painful. They put a load of eye numbing drops and other drops. They used a laser to create a flap in my lens and peeled it back. Once they peeled it back everything went blurry. It was strange!

Next they positioned the laser over my eye. I was nervous at first that if I moved my eye it would screw up but actually the computer tracks normal eye movements which I thought was pretty neat.

After about 10-15 seconds of zapping (which I couldn’t feel but I could smell [gross]) I was done for that eye and they repeated the process for the other.

I went back in today for a follow up exam and it turns out I now have 20/20 vision.

The cool thing about Lasik is that most places offer a 24 month financing program which has 0% interest.

This way, even the very best procedure (which is what I got), only costs about $150 a month. The top of the line procedure cost $1999 an eye but I got 10% off for making an appointment on the same day as my free consultation.

Most people won’t need the top of the line package so you can expect to pay anywhere from $899 an eye up to around $1500 an eye. Really, if you factor in the cost of glasses and contacts over a lifetime… it’s a good investment.

If your eyes ever change or have issues, you can go back in and they have a lifetime program where they will fix your eyes for no extra cost!

Pretty impressive eh? I love it.