MD William H. Bates, said, “The art of seeing is passive. Things are seen, just as they are felt, or heard, or tasted, without effort or volition on the part of the subject. When sight is perfect the letters on the test card are waiting, perfectly black and perfectly distinct to be recognized.”
I have nothing against my eyeglasses. I love wearing them,
don’t feel this inferiority thing. I kind of thought, it’s a form of a
confidence crutch to this effect – proudly I can say, here look I am one of
those women who have aged and still look good in their eyeglasses.
The only reason why I want to be without them is because of
my job. On long hours shift they become blurred because of the moisture and all
sorts of reasons. Most of the times I tend to bear with in using them for fear
of contamination such as when I am changing dressings, etc. I just can’t wipe
my eyeglasses once they are blurred unless I have washed my hands. Well maybe
it’s only me so life in the workplace becomes a bit difficult which then
resulted to a dream of a perfect vision.
My partner knew about this and a day before our 10th
year anniversary we went to one of the popular optical sites last Saturday, 10th
at Southampton to query for an eye laser surgery, had a thorough eye tests which
they did for free and my refractive optometrist said I qualified for a pain
free, 20 20 vision Wavefront/Lasik which unfortunately didn’t fall under their
first costing range of £595 each eye because of my age. My partner wanted to
have the best procedure for me so we continued to discuss the price with the
refractive technician and opted for a spot cash to qualify for a 15 % discount
to be paid within 21 days before the surgery. Even then it will entail an
enormous amount of money, way far from his allotted budget yet he was happy, a
very kind gesture of love indeed.
To cut the story short, my surgery will be on the 7th
September and we will go back this Sunday, 18th for me to have
contact lenses fitted in. My optician said, this is part of the pre operative procedure
to check if my brain will be able to cope with the visual adjustment after the
surgery.
After a few hours in the mall, btw, flaunting a prominent
yellow eye shadow, lol because of the eye dye needed in one of the tests, we
went home excited and happy until we sort of decided to surf for some
independent patients’ reviews and testimonials of their eye laser experiences.
Now the big dilemma for us, although the optical’s site
reviews were encouraging and promising the independent reviews were very scary.
We never expected this because one of my colleagues had it two years ago under
the same optical company and still is very happy and contented saying the
money’s worth it.
I always think I am lucky and I feel it in my gut that
nothing will happen to me but of course I have to be realistic of the risks
involved too. The risks were featured in the testimonials. Either way my
partner is willing to support me with my decision, bless him. My problem is I
want to continue but I am scared and the clock is ticking...
Anyone who had been through this? Would you like to share
your experiences with me?
Thanks for reading. Till then with a touch of love....
