I had Epi-Lasik done on both eyes last Friday. Four days on from surgery and my right eye is still a tad blurry, but the left eye is healing great. I’m still slightly anxious about my blurry right eye but I’ve been told it’s normal for the eyes to heal differently. My right eye does seem to be getting clearer each day, and I have to keep in mind I’m only on the forth day of recovery.

The operation was carried out at the Opitmax clinic in Manchester by a female doctor (I know it sounds ridiculous but I never got her name). She was pleasant but seemed to focus on if I knew entirely what the risks where, that made me a little uneasy. She was pleasant though, although a little quiet throughout my operation, which again made me uneasy. The operation was pain free but a bizarre experience. I expected to see a straight laser beam hit my eye; instead it looked like someone was holding a sparkler in the distance. The burning smell didn’t bother me, and honestly the whole experience was really quiet easy.

As soon as I got in the car I noticed a slight improvement in my eyesight (I could see car number plates, which I’d of never be able to do without my contact lenses/glasses). Before I knew it I became extremely light sensitive, so it was lucky I remembered to bring a pair of sunglasses. I found the sunglasses didn’t help enough in the end though, and resorted to putting my dads jacket over my head! I must have looked such a diva ;)

The weekend with bandage lenses was a little uncomfortable, hardly felt any pain though. I just hated the fact I had to sleep in lenses for three nights, I was so relieved when they where taken out Monday.

So far I’m pleased with the results, but I’m obviously waiting for my right eye to stabilize before I say ‘it was worth the money’. In fact it’ll take me at least five years with clear vision until I’ll be able to say ‘it was worth the money’ seen as it would of cost me near the price I paid (£990) on contact lenses by then.

I’d say if you where considering the operation, think carefully about if you’re the right candidate for the operation first. I suffer from anxiety more than the normal person, so this weekend brought a lot of unnecessary worry to me (i.e. am I going to be ultra sensitive to light for life? What if my right eye never repairs itself? etc)

All I can say is I’m pretty sure my right eye will repair itself by the end of the week, because like I said it’s getting better each day. My left eye is pretty much like how my vision was with contact lenses in. I’m happy with the choice I made and currently have no regrets.

Oh and I was minus 2 in both eyes before the operation.

I’m hoping to give an update soon, but if I don’t feel free to contact me and I’ll fill you in on my progress and any question I might be able to help you with.

Ryan