The Journey Begins

I’m guessing if you’re reading this right now, you are beginning your journey to better vision like me. My journey began several years back when I decided I didn’t want to live with the burden of contacts or glasses anymore. I had been hearing many ads on the radio about lasik and excitedly made the call to schedule my first appointment. With a prescription of -10 in both eyes, my anticipation and excitement were really high... until the consultation.

After the most thorough eye exam I had ever had in my life, the doctor delivered the news. I was not a candidate for lasik. My prescription was too high and my corneas were too thin. “What if you correct my vision and just make it the best you can,” I asked. “You wouldn’t be happy,” he refused. I was flooded with disappointment. The doctor proceeded to tell me about an implantable lens that could be placed in my eye by another surgery center, but I barely heard the words. What I heard was “more invasive, slightly greater risk.” I walked out of the office thinking my journey toward better vision was over.

Fast forward many years later (maybe 7 or 8?) and my contacts have been irritating me in a way they never had before. Since my glasses give me awful headaches, wearing them full time was out of the question. I remembered the doctor’s words from years ago, but they seemed to ring differently now. “You can still correct your vision. There is an implantable lens available and you are a great candidate.” I began my research on Visian ICL. As for the the journey that I though had ended, I realized that it had only just begun.

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