Well, it's been two weeks today that my eyes got pew-pewed. I haven't commented too much on other things than the progress and the differences with my left and eyes. This would probably be a good time to go over some other observations after 2 weeks.
Dry eyes - None...I didn't really have dry eyes before, but this is one of the side-effects of the surgery. My eyes feel normal...I don't feel the need to blink more or anything. All things on the dry eyes front is good!
Night vision / low light - I do notice my vision is a tad bit blurrier in the evenings and in dim light. It's not terrible or anything, but it's noticeable. I notice this when I'm trying to read smaller side-street signs. Unfortunately, I can't remember if I was able to read them before with glasses, but overall I'd say I maybe go into the 20/25 category in both eyes....probably better than that, but I'm pessimistic.
Halos/Starbursts - Ok, so while vision may get a fraction worse during night, I do have to say that I'm barely seeing halos or starbursts around lights. This is supposed to be common at night when oncoming headlights drive past you. I do see them, but again, it's not as bad as when I had my glasses on. It's not distracting. In this specific case, my new eyeballs probably see better than before.
Feel - So one thing I still notice on occasion is that my eyes sometimes feel like I've got contacts in them. It's not painful or anything, it just feels like they're there. I notice this most while taking a shower when I get some water in my eyes. You might be asking, well then aren't you just feeling the water? Nope...it's a different feel. It also happens for the first 10 minutes after waking up in the morning.
I also notice this "contact feeling" when I slightly wipe my eyes. I'm not supposed to wipe them but if I'm drying my face or something, I'll get the "contact feeling" for a few minutes.
Vision - Finally I have to talk about vision. I know I've been harping on it over the last 2 weeks of posts, but want to give the latest update. As I've said, the fluctuations having been on and off. The first few days after surgery, vision was mostly blurry at the 20/20 range. Slowly the good fluctuations started to increase frequency. They were probably even after the 1 week mark. Then after the 10 day mark, while bad fluctuations still occur, they are fewer and far between.
Now at the 2 week mark, I'm noticing that my left vision is definitely better around 85% of the time.
I know I talk about the lag of the left eye a lot...the thing I haven't written much about is my right. At this point, the right eye is great. Every time I say that my left eye is a little clearer, my right eye feels like it's gotten that much better as well. Part of all the lag that I talk about is probably because the right eye is getting better every day.
Sooooo...I put it to the test (I know...surprising) I convinced Becky to return my Snellen eye chart that I used back in Day Two. I taped it to the same wall and tested my eyes from the same 20 foot distance. This time, with my left I was able to read the 20/20 line without guessing. to my surprise, I was also able to read the 20/15 line (deducing correctly on some).
My right eye could read the 20/15 line with no problems. I kinda wished there was a 20/10 line to see if I could read that.
This proves that both eyes have gotten significantly better over the last 2 weeks. The lag that I see in my left doesn't seem to be due to an undercorrection. Instead, I would guess that my left eye's vision is about 20/20 (most of the time...can't forget about low-light/night vision). My right? At least 20/15...probably better.
Might be just a good day. :)
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