Awwww

Glad to see this. Congrats! Considering Lasik for myself. Having seen this, I'll look into it. Thanks

Waiting for mine later this year know what you are saying you miss things you took for granted before

With cataract surgery at 50, I was awake and sedated. The weirdest thing was watching and hearing a needle make a squinchy sound as it was inserted into my eyeball. I didn't feel any pain due to the anesthetic. The memory makes me shudder.

"The damage was caused in childhood," my eye surgeon said. "Growing up on a lake in Michigan, you had all that reflected light, swimming and sailing."

We never wore sunglasses, hats or sunscreen. My mother was a tanorexic.

Love how your heart soars with the beauty of the great outdoors! Beautifully written.

My artist ex-husband, Terry, had horrible vision. He suffered with coke-bottle glasses through school until he got contacts at age 19.

We joked that our children would have scabs for eyes. Gallows humor.

After our divorce, we remained friends. I drove Terry to his cataract surgery. Like you, he had Lasik surgery, too.

Terry cried tears of joy when his vision was clear for the first time in his life.

"On the hills, I can see individual trees for the first time!" Terry said. "It's like being on acid."

Our daughter, Claire, inherited Terry's near-blindness. Claire wore glasses through elementary school. She got contacts in middle school.

In her 20s, Claire's vision deteriorated and she could no longer wear contacts. Claire was embarrassed by her thick glasses.

In 2017, Claire, 27, found an experienced eye surgeon in Seattle with a new, groundbreaking, laser eye surgery machine. Claire passed three criteria required for the new surgery (her lens were thick enough, etc). Her father paid for it.

My brave girl! After eye surgery, Claire's eyes were bandaged. We waited anxiously.

"Mom, my eyesight is improving every hour!" Claire cried. We were all thrilled. Now Claire's eyesight is perfect. Neither she nor her father need glasses or contacts. It's a modern miracle.

Photos:

1. Claire's eight birthday party. The man cutting the cake is my former boyfriend. Claire wanted a "moon cake." I made a moon with frosting.

2. Me and Claire, 27, 2017.

How FUN!!! Glad you got it finally done. I agree the current system in the U.S. sucks.

Nice

Wow I hope all goes well with the other eye, it is for sure a shame how our insurance works in this Country

That is Awesome Gf..

Yeah; good for you!

Good for you !

I'm awaiting the call to have my eyes done at the cost of the Spanish National Health system.
Up to now they hadn't dropped below the threshold at which they operate.

Glad you are fine!

US health care is broken.[bloomberg.com]
It is based on an actuarial model which does not work well for many medical risks. We also don't cover all the population. Moreover, the oversight is lacking which can be observed by referencing "Improper payments to the large benefit programs " a government report.

That is absolutely fantastic! I am so happy for you.