This last week saw the passing of the autumnal cross-quarter as well as my LASIK anniversary ( Read more... )

The nice thing about vacations is getting a break from regular life. The not-so-nice part is that nothing on my regular life to-do list gets done in that time.

Last Thursday was both my 5 year anniversary of getting LASIK as well as the day of the autumnal cross-quarter.

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Three years ago, I got LASIK surgery on both my eyes. A month later, my vision was improved to effectively 20/20, and has since remained stable. I wrote about the before, during, and after experiences and put it online hereIt's difficult to explain exactly how significant this operation was for me. And why I continue to acknowledge its ( Read more... )

OK, so I actually missed my anniversary by over a week. But I figured a year report was in order, especially since it reminds me that I still need to make an appointment for my checkup ( Read more... )

Today I wore green velvet leggings. It felt strange not being in my usual jeans, but the softness was nice. For fun, I brought green deviled eggs for the division potluck. Yummy ( Read more... )

I went in for my 4 week post-op checkup today. Vision is great. I'm very happy with my eyes. These days every day is like one of my best contact days ( Read more... )

Yes, I'm still rambling about this. This time there's a bit of philosophical mumbles thrown in for good measure. I have tossed my journal entries from this journey onto a website; you can find it here. It's a little messy on the HTML front, still, but it's mostly complete, so feel free to point anybody interested in reading about my experience to ( Read more... )

when my heart got lost
in those deep green eyes

I think the most amusing thing I have had to get used to is that I'm not green-eyed anymore. Before you ask: no, the surgery didn't change the color; the reason they was green before is because I had blue tinted contacts. Their real color is closer to hazel.

It's been two weeks now, so here's the ( update )

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Second post-op checkup today with Dr Ross in Squill. Everything is going pretty well. Effective vision with both eyes is about 20/20. Eyes have been gradually stabilizing over the past week, so here is a chance to ( catch up on the details )

Short version: I can seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Long version (no really, I do mean long):
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