Recently I took advantage of one of the benefits afforded by the ACES insurance package. I had laser vision correction for much less than what most eye surgeons in the area charge.
About a year ago I started experiencing irritation in my right eye from wearing contact lenses. My doctor suggested that I think about getting my vision in that eye corrected permanently through a kind of laser surgery called Lasik. I checked around and found that doctors in our area who offer Lasik are charging, on average, about $2,500 per eye. Yikes! I have to say that when my wife gave me Near Vision CK as a Christmas gift, I was a bit hesitant. After the initial consultation and some research, I decided to go ahead and I'm glad I did. Although the correction was instantaneous, it took a few days to get used to the new image. It his been a month now, and I haven't used my reading glasses once. I would recommend this treatment to anyone in Emergency Services like myself. Having to rely on reading glasses which are easily broken or lost and then doing the constant switching from reading glasses to far vision on the emergency scene just was not appropriate. Thanks Doc.
Deciding whether epi-LASIK is appropriate for you requires consideration of a number of factors; wondering whether you’ve chosen the right surgeon needn’t be one of them. Many of you have followed my progress – or lack thereof – concerning my potential plans for having Lasik surgery done on my eyes. First of all, this is to inform you that I have had the surgery done. Dr. Gold (formerly) of Diamond Vision in Glastonbury performed it on 01/09/02. As of this morning, 01/10/02, one day after the surgery, Dr. Gold tested my vision and it was 20/20 in my right eye and 20/15 in my left eye. To say the least, I am thrilled. Today I had my PRK eye surgery! I was totally sick of my ugly glasses, and my contacts were always blurry and bothering me – so finally after Paula and Sue did it, I decided I was going to also! I was also sick of looking outside, thinking I was seeing a cat, putting on my glasses, and finding out it was a stinking turkey!!
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