EPI- LASIK

Yesterday, I went for a full eye examination at Optimax. As I've mentioned before, I was thinking of doing the laser surgery. Last week, my spectacles was broken. Jatuh dan tak dapat diselamatkan lagi. Huhuhu.. Saje nak jadik sebab aje..

So, what happen yesterday?
9:00 am - Went to Optimax and register myself. I've set the appointment since last week. Ada seorang Dato' telah memotong queue aku, kerana sampai seminit lebih awal. :P

9:15 am - The optometrist called me. Went inside the examination room. Checked for my 'power'. My right eyes power, increased some more.. Aiyo.. Makin rabun... Then, checked for astigmatisme, 200 for each eyes. Ok. Then, she took a picture of my cornea. Mak oi.. silaunya.. Then, my eyes were dilated. She asked me to wait outside.

10.00 am - Again, I was called into the doctor's room. I've to wait some more before my eyes pupils really get wide opened. My vision starts to blur. I can't read (actually my eyes cannot focus). So, the Optometrist took this time to explain to me all about laser surgery.

Laser surgery is actually not a major surgery. It doesnt even touch your eye ball. It is just a surgery to make your cornea thinner, so that you will not have to wear any glassses no more.

The eye and vision errors
The cornea is a part of the eye that helps focus light to create an image on the retina. It works in much the same way that the lens of a camera focuses light to create an image on film. The bending and focusing of light is also known as refraction. Usually the shape of the cornea and the eye are not perfect and the image on the retina is out-of-focus (blurred) or distorted. These imperfections in the focusing power of the eye are called refractive errors. There are three primary types of refractive errors: myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. Persons with myopia, or nearsightedness, have more difficulty seeing distant objects as clearly as near objects. Persons with hyperopia, or farsightedness, have more difficulty seeing near objects as clearly as distant objects. Astigmatism is a distortion of the image on the retina caused by irregularities in the cornea or lens of the eye. Combinations of myopia and astigmatism or hyperopia and astigmatism are common. Glasses or contact lenses are designed to compensate for the eye's imperfections. Surgical procedures aimed at improving the focusing power of the eye are called refractive surgery. In LASIK surgery, precise and controlled removal of corneal tissue by a special laser reshapes the cornea changing its focusing power.

LASIK Eye Surgery

However, as I was told that my cornea is too thin for LASIK surgery, I was suggested to undergo epi-lasik surgery, where it is another lasik surgery which will save more tissue. Want to more about epi-lasik, try watching this review.. Actually, me myself , am not brave enough to watch to procedure as shown in that page.. Takut la.. tengok pembedahan ni.. Let the doctors do their job, eh? I will only pray for the best. InsyaAllah, everything will go fine.. (Ni ayat nak pujuk diri sendiri.. Dalam hati, dub dab dub dab...) Even the optometrist yesterday told me, its nothing to be worried about. Just go and do it.

I've got some tips and tricks from someone ( in Singapore I presume...) on how to recover from epi-lasik. I really hope everything will be okay..