My eyes were operated on in 1989 or 1990.So long ago I can't remember which.Since so few postings are more than 3 or 4 years , perhaps a longer-term report may hold a little extra interest.
Mr Jory Senior performed the operations 3 weeks apart. My original vision, if memory serves was about -1.75 and -2.25dioptres.
I had only needed spectacles for about three/four years at that time and was then 44 years old.In those four years prior to surgery,from the first wearing of any specs,I had gone through about 3 or 4 prescriptions, getting strongerand stronger lenses each time.
The operations(RK)were almost without any discomfort,during surgery and whilst healing.I think my post-op vision became +0.25 and +0.50d. Not bad eh!Well the years passed, and I continued to see really well to drive, to read(even small print)and even to pursue my hobby of target shooting. I had only the usual slight haloes(eg.looking at the moon)down one edge of low-lighted objects and little starring around street lights. This was really of little bother. A positive side-effect seemed to be a halt in the original downward spiral and my sight really stabilised.
In the last 3-4 years, I have found that my reading/close up sight was not quite as good as before, and I started wearing cheap 'supermarket'reading glasses.Fine, until about 2-3 months ago.In those last 3 months,my close-up vision has needed +2.5 cheap readers(from 3-4 years of +1.25/1.5d) and my non-spectacle day-time long sight has now become a little blurry(say car number-plates at a 'fair' distance, or some text,particularly white, on TV across the room). When driving at night, tail-lights have a red haze all around, but it's not troublesome(yet!) It appears to be getting worse over time.
So today I called the LCRS to see what they can do for an old-timer.I shall be going next week for a consultation and perhaps another op or two. If you are interested, watch this space, or give me an e-mail.