Hey Heth!
I had RK done about 12 years ago!!!! That wuz b4 the "lazer" surgery came out...I was blind as a BAT!!!! I had 20/600 in each eye w/ and astigmatism in each eye....they did 8 radial cuts w/ a SCALPEL, and one horizontal cut in each for the ast.
I ended up w/ 20/20 in one eye and 20/25 in the other! It was the best $$$ ever spent! (except for Car parts!!
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Its regressed a little, but not too bad. I have TERRIBLE night vision, but i always did! (seeing 4 head lights instead of 2, lack of being able to see curbs and the lines in the road!) The bad night vision is not from the surgery, its just me! surgery just enhanced it a little.....
The WIERDEST thing was the first day i walked outside and could actually see the blades of grass, and the leaves on the trees instead of just seeing clumps of green color!!!
We video'd the surgery itself!!! I was pretty wasted at the time, all I remember is feeling pressure on my eye, but I was able to get up off the gurney and walk to the table to take a pain killer....It was EXTREMELEY painfull for the first 3 days..I went thru a whole bottle of percodain, but from what I understand, You dont feel ANY pain afterwards when you do the laser like you do w/ the scalpel! You are gonna LOVE your new eyes!!!!! And the surgery has come a LONG WAY since i've had it done!!!!!!!!!
I wore contacts for 14 years, and the only thing I miss about them is how they intesify the green, other than that, I dont miss a thing!!!!!
Good luck to you, and let us know how it comes out!!!!!!!
TNT
