Day 19: Vision Update
Published August 21st, 2007The healing continues, still. Every day is a little better at least. But not by much, improvements are slow. I’m still having a lot of trouble with tiny print and my vision over all isn’t sharp. But my vision is OK overall. Reading a computer screen is still one of the hardest things though, I can really feel it straining my eyes by the end of the day. But watching TV is no problem, unless the room and screen are dark. Then any bright item has a pretty significant halo around it. The low-light vision is still not great, lots of halos and very little detail. Driving at night isn’t fun, and I have yet to drive on a freeway at night - so many bright light sources with halos. It’s hard to judge speed and distance. I could do it, but I’d be more nervous than usual, that’s for sure.
Am I satisfied? Yeah, so far, I guess so. I’m not ecstatic about the time it’s taking to heal though. It’s frustrating. But it’s not even been a month yet. I’ve been reading actual people’s experiences (one great thing about the rise of blogs) and PRK patients typically have a very long heal until their vision is great, and lots of fluctuations during that time - up to a year. But within a month or two I should be at about 95% final vision. I’d say right now I’m at about 80%.
I am just an impatient person when it comes to results. What’s the point of gratification if it’s not instant!
what about the old adage “good things come to those who wait”? maybe the whole thing will make you appreciate how wonderful the healing process is or something like that. just take it one day at a time, your vision is getting better and that is all that matters, right?
j.j.