That’s awesome that you got some retro glasses that just happened to be your prescription. Fantastic lol. Part of the reason I got surgery was somewhat the same as the issue with your glasses, just there wasn’t anything I could’ve done to fix it. If it’s on my face, I don’t like it. Also I could see all the smudges and tiny hairs on my glasses at any one time, which annoyed the heck out of me.
I still wear ‘sun glasses’ when I go outside though. I was given a new pair of safety glasses when I was setting up a stage for IATSE a long time ago, they’re clear but still protect from UV, so I use those whenever I go out. I get some weird looks sometimes, but yeah, it’s not about the fashion, it’s about health.
Thanks for your second comment too haha.
I didn’t answer about the risks, so I’ll do so here:
Most common issue is having consistently dry eyes afterwards. If you normally have really dry eyes then you might not be able to get surgery because it disrupts the ‘channels’ in the epithelium that keep your eyes moist. As I said in the previous comment, it took a year for mine to get that back fully and I mine were on the edge of not being able to get it done (they look at the thickness of the epithelium beforehand).
Another issue is rubbing your eyes too hard and the flap opens up again… D: It’s happened a lot before because the dryness after the surgery makes your eyes really itchy sometimes, especially if you’ve put in too many eye drops.
Recovery time is really dependent on age too, I was ~30 when I get it done, and they cap it out at 35 or so because after that it might not heal correctly.
That’s awesome that you got some retro glasses that just happened to be your prescription. Fantastic lol. Part of the reason I got surgery was somewhat the same as the issue with your glasses, just there wasn’t anything I could’ve done to fix it. If it’s on my face, I don’t like it. Also I could see all the smudges and tiny hairs on my glasses at any one time, which annoyed the heck out of me.
I still wear ‘sun glasses’ when I go outside though. I was given a new pair of safety glasses when I was setting up a stage for IATSE a long time ago, they’re clear but still protect from UV, so I use those whenever I go out. I get some weird looks sometimes, but yeah, it’s not about the fashion, it’s about health.
Thanks for your second comment too haha.
I didn’t answer about the risks, so I’ll do so here:
Most common issue is having consistently dry eyes afterwards. If you normally have really dry eyes then you might not be able to get surgery because it disrupts the ‘channels’ in the epithelium that keep your eyes moist. As I said in the previous comment, it took a year for mine to get that back fully and I mine were on the edge of not being able to get it done (they look at the thickness of the epithelium beforehand).
Another issue is rubbing your eyes too hard and the flap opens up again… D: It’s happened a lot before because the dryness after the surgery makes your eyes really itchy sometimes, especially if you’ve put in too many eye drops.
Recovery time is really dependent on age too, I was ~30 when I get it done, and they cap it out at 35 or so because after that it might not heal correctly.