Lasik

It has been three years since I had my Lasik procedure. I had the procedure done on July 24, 2014. I recently went in for a regular eye exam. Since there are still people interested in knowing longer term results of Lasik, and my eye doctor, Dr. Midson at Tigard Optometric, suggested it, here is an update. … [Read more...] about Post-Lasik: Three Years After

It has been nearly one year since I had my Lasik procedure done on July 24, 2014. Last week I had the final follow up to my Lasik eye surgery. It went smoothly. The eye doctor did one last "tear production" check and checked my vision. I am pretty much 20/20 in both eyes. I also placed the order for reading glasses. In order to compensate for both reading and computer, I went … [Read more...] about Post-Lasik: One Year After Follow-Up Visit

Yesterday was the 6-month follow up for my eyes. Basically, my eyes are better. They are not perfect, but they are better. They are not quite as dry (unless is that time of the month) as they were at 6 months. The plugs did not help. However, my eyes appear to be getting better, on their own, over time. I am hopeful that at the 1-year mark my eyes will be much closer to normal … [Read more...] about Post-Lasik: Day 180 (6-Month After Follow-Up Visit)

Today was my three month post-Lasik procedure follow up appointment with my eye doctor. My eyes are doing ok. Over the last few weeks my eyes have been very dry. I even moved this appointment up a few days, as I was scheduled to see the doctor next week. My eyes are still seeing at 20/20. This is a good thing. Dr. Midson said that if my eyes were going to … [Read more...] about Post-Lasik: Day 90 (3-Month After Follow-Up Visit)

My eyes have been feeling so much better, until this past week. My eyes started to feel dry again. It turns out women's hormones can greatly affect the eyes and cause dry eye, or re-occurrence of dry eye, especially if you have had Lasik. … [Read more...] about Post-Lasik: 1 ½ Months After – Dry Eyes (For Women Only….Really!)