Update 10/22/13

I am writing this quick update as I noticed a couple readers have inquired about the status. We have not gone on to the second procedure yet which is why I haven't posted anything. The reason being that my wife has just stopped breast feeding. The doctor recommended that she wait at least another two months to see if the hormones (and her vision) stabilize.

During her second consultation, one of the doctors recommended PRK as it will be a little over two years and there may be a chance of infection. It's good that we get this information but PRK is something she's not interested in. Two year is such an arbitrary number and I'm sure all procedures are susceptible to infection. She would rather stay with the LASIK procedure over PRK as that requires less recovery time.

For those thinking that her pregnancy has something to do with her not getting optimal results, I'm not confident of that conclusion although I can't discount it. A male friend who has just as bad vision (more than -5) also was not able to achieve optimal vision the first time. On his second operation, he was able to see 20/15 the day after! I believe that the probability of not achieving optimal vision in the first try goes up if you have very bad vision to begin with.

So for those keeping count, for the two friends with just as bad nearsightedness that read our blog and chose the same doctor, one achieved 20/15 right away, and the other achieved it in the second operation. 2 out of 3 requires a second operation! Both had bad nearsightedness at -5 or higher. That "lifetime" guarantee is a very good guarantee. Do not sign up for LASIK without it!

LASIK Redo

Well, it's time for a redo. It's been more than a year and her vision is still not 20/20. We'll have to find some time and make an appointment with the doctor. The good thing is this should be a quicker and painless touch up which shouldn't require as much burning of the cornea as last time.

Since I started this blogs, I know of two of our friends who went to Dr. Furlong. One person didn't didn't achieve 20/20 either after the first few months. However, the second person achieved 20/20 the next day! Both had -6 or above near nearsightedness. It just goes to show that there are too many random variables to be able to predict immediate 20/20 success.

If you have bad vision and are thinking of LASIK, the 20/20 guarantee is worth it. I'll update this blog as we go back for attempt #2 for 20/20 vision.