At the beginning of April, I will be going in to have laser eye surgery done. I went in earlier this week for a consultation. They examined my vision, the thickness of my corneas, and the overall health of my eyes. Like my brother, who had it done over a month ago, I am the perfect candidate for LASIK blameless surgery. I have to thank my folks for giving me really thick corneas.
This is going to be the most convenient procedure that I’m going to have done. Getting my vision corrected is very much needed with my active lifestyle.
Why am i doing this? Because I need to.
As a child, I absolutely hated wearing them. Not a day went by without my classmates teasing me for having these metal frames on my face; frequently being called ‘four eyes’, hearing whispers while being stared at. I remember the day I went to have my vision checked and found out that I was near-sighted and needed glasses. I was so mad, I didn’t even want to pick frames. I was hoping that nobody at school would notice, until my teacher pointed them out and started asking about them. Then I heard the giggles.
I was told a year later about contact lenses and I wanted to give that a try, anything to keep my glasses off my face. I even spent a day at school NOT wearing my glasses because I was tired of being made fun of. So the whole day was literally a blur for me. The only time I would have them on would be to copy anything that my teacher was writing on the board.
I will be honest, the contact lenses were such a hassle and taught me how sensitive my eyes are. The first mornings, I had to have my mother assist me with putting them in. But it was really worth it. I felt so much better about myself and it has made life so much easier, though sometimes I would (out of habit) be touching my face thinking that my glasses are falling. I wore contacts all the way to my high school graduation but not as much during college. The only time I’d wear my glasses would be at home to let my eyes get some air. By the time I entered college, I really needed new frames. I decided on large thick black frames; I guess you can say they were ‘hipster’. I tried them and loved how they looked on me so I enjoyed wearing them. I wasn’t judged at all (because come on, we’re in college). Then due to my change of lifestyle, having both glasses and contacts have been in the way of my interests and activities.
My brother recently gets laser eye surgery and spoke highly of the procedure. Then a short time after, one of my activities resulted in my expensive frames breaking in half. I got fed up and decided I need to do the same thing. Before I went to my consultation, I had to wear my contacts for two weeks straight. Since my frames were broken, I couldn’t wear them at night so I’d have my vision blurry all night until I went to sleep. I am currently wearing the least expensive temporary frames for two weeks until my surgery day. I am not ashamed to say that on the day of, I will be bringing my oldest teddy bear with me.
I am nervous but really excited to get it done. I’m just tired of having metal or plastic cause painful dents on the bridge of my nose. I’m tired of having makeup get onto my contacts, irritating my eyes, my eyes drying out all the time. I don’t want to have to worry about my glasses falling off and breaking all the time. I’m tired of having to pay so much for eye exams, changing lens prescriptions for glasses and contacts. I’m just tired of having poor vision.
So I am finally doing something about it.
My very last pair of frames.
With Acuvue Oasys Contacts
 Goodbye Myopia At the beginning of April, I will be going in to have laser eye surgery done. I went in earlier this week for a consultation.
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