Underwent bi-lateral Lasek treatment at Manchester on March 1st, procedure performed by Dr. Ilango.

All went well on the day, was not fully prepared for the strong smell of burnt tissue when the laser fired, not pleasant but a necessary by-product of the process I guess. Left immediately post-op with clear plastic shields fitted on both eyes. Could see to an extent, was even reading number plates on way back to car but shortly after getting to car the anaesthetic drops effects were diminishing and I was forced to close my eyes to stop discomfort associated with light sensitivity. Took painkillers as provided but still suffered some discomfort during the remainder of day 1.

Slept well with aid of a half dose of painkiller and half dose of sleeping tablets (I don't do drugs!!). Had to manually open eyes in order to walk from bedroom to bathroom. Still uncomfortable and very sensitive to light. Stayed in bed most of Sunday (day 2).

Slept with no painkillers or sleeping tabs over night. Still sore on Monday morning so I chose to keep eyes closed all day, was however confident that the discomfort and light sensitivity was becoming less of a problem so hoped to be able to open eyes on Tuesday.

Tuesday (day 3). Woke in early hours and opened eyes, in darkness, to find way to toilet. No problems no pain. Likewise upon rising mid-morning. Light sensitivity became more of an issue as the day wore on so I took to wearing sunglasses indoors. Vision clarity was, at this point, about as my vision was uncorrected pre-op. (-2.00 & -2.50, no astigmatism).

Wed. (day 4). Big test today, have ticket to see Utd. play Leeds at Old Trafford. Was prepared to be unable to see much but to enjoy atmosphere anyway but happily my vision had sufficiently improved to make this worthwhile not only for the sake of soaking up the atmosphere. Seated in Tier 2 of Stretford End I had difficulty in identifying individual players when the play was near the opposite goalmouth but had no difficulty in spotting that Mikael Silvestre had scored the winning goal.

Now 1 week on from the op things seemed to have stabilised somewhat. Still a bit light sensitive, still not quite as clear a focus as with corrective lenses, a bit of dryness but all in all most satisfactory.

Check up to come on Friday when I will post again and I would hope to be able to bump up the rating another notch presuming continuing improvement.