Real LASIK Washington DC Day 2
Hey. How are you? You excited to get rid of your glasses? Of course, I’m ready. I’ve been practicing my look, how great I’m gonna look without the glasses so…Alright, welcome we’re gonna get you started here. I’m gonna have you just meet with Elise and she’s gonna go over a couple of things and we’ll go from there.
Hey Sammy nice to see you. Come around this way. Alright. And lay back so your head’s on the pillow. And you want to say goodbye to those glasses? Alright I’m gonna give you something to hold on to. And we’ve got a blanket here for you too. Alright and I’ll get Dr. Kang. Do I get a bedtime story too? Hehe.
Right now Sammy’s laying down and we’re putting some drops in to numb or anesthetize the eye so he’ll feel less discomfort. Some patients are very anxious that they might move during the procedure making it less precise. The Excimer laser uses a special eye tracking software which will move with the patient’s eye, allowing a very precise treatment despite eye movement. Alright close your eyes and I’m gonna get the doctor.
Hey Sam you ready? Dr. Kang up here. Alright we’re gonna get you started here. During the first part of the procedure we create the Lasik flap using the intralase. The intralase creates tiny bubbles in the cornea to create the flap. We place a docking station on interface onto the surface of the eye. During this process you will feel some pressure and your vision will actually go dark.
Alright Sammy I’m just gonna turn your head just a little bit this way, good just relax. Okay you’re gonna feel a little bit of pressure here. You know what they were honest, there was literally, they said a little bit of pressure. I think the way I could see it is like, you know, the difference between hit in the face or if somebody just sits there and just constantly pushes your face, that was it. It was just like a little push. It didn’t hurt at all, I didn’t actually feel any pain. I never said ow. I mean yeah I might have looked like a wuss with a little stuffed animal squeezing onto him like I was, but you know what, yeah it didn’t hurt at all. I promise you it didn’t hurt, I just really like stuffed animals.
During the next part of the procedure Sammy’s flap is lifted and then we use the Excimer to reshape his cornea. Now that the custom Excimer laser treatment has been completed, Sammy’s flap has been repositioned. It was too easy, it was like 35 minutes, no joke. It takes me longer to get Chinese food than it did to get my Lasik surgery.