Tomorrow morning I'm scheduled to undergo LASIK eye surgery. While I'm a little nervous, I'm also very excited to say goodbye to glasses by this time tomorrow.

I opted for a newer technology called InterLase, where a laser is used for the entire procedure. This differs from traditional LASIK where a microkeratome blade is used to create the corneal flap. In InterLase a laser creates micron sized CO2 bubbles within the cornea that create the cut. The available data is mixed, but supposedly this creates a flap that is faster to heal with less chances of complications. At any rate, the surgeon was quick to state it's their preferred method (by far) so that was enough to persuade me.

So by noon tomorrow I'm hoping to be up and seeing again without any help. Hopefully I won't need it, but wish me luck :)

Update:

About 12 hours post-procedure my eyesight is pretty incredible at the moment. Things are still a bit hazy, but seems to be improving every hour or so. The surgery itself went fine, and there weren't any problems. I was pretty nervous during it, but just tried to remain calm, and within 15 minutes or so it was all done. The strangest part of the procedure was the amount of pressure they applied while creating the corneal flap. They put a plastic ring on your eyeball, and create some serious suction to keep the eye in place. I've actually got little blood spots in my eye from it, but that is normal with this procedure.

By far the hardest part of the whole process was the initial 3-4 hours afterwards. I opted for the valium (10mg total), but they didn't give it to me until about a minute before the procedure. So it didn't kick in until the ride home, but by that time my eyes were burning pretty bad. By the time we got home it was like I couldn't stop crying. Tears kept forming and I could feel (and almost hear) waves of pain shoot back through my head. It took me about 45 minutes to finally get to sleep because of the irritation in my eyes. Luckily though, once I did things were much better when I woke up.

Now I'm just relaxing with the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It's awesome to look at my laptop and see things clearly, and then switch to the TV and everything remain just as clear. Looking outside I can actually see bark on trees across the street, which was simply impossible 24 hours ago.

I've got a follow-up tomorrow, but for now there's just a simple eye-drop regime to follow for about a week. I also got some pretty slick eye guards to wear while sleeping. All in all, as of right now I am very excited about how things are turning out.