PRK – Day 47: Almost 7 Weeks Post-Op

It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly seven weeks since my eyes were zapped. Time has flown! 

Overall, my vision is pretty solid most of the time. Mornings are still a bit blurry—likely due to dryness—but things usually clear up as the day goes on. For example, it’s fuzzy when I hop on the bus, but by the time I get to work, I’m functioning just fine.The biggest surprise? My left eye is outperforming my right—which is wild because my right eye was doing great early on. In fact, it seems like my right eye has regressed a bit. How does that even happen?

 

On the morning of my 1-month post-op appointment (technically week 5), I noticed street signs looked blurry during my drive. I figured it was just a slow start to the day and loaded up on rewetting drops, hoping for improvement. Unfortunately, it didn’t help. At the appointment, they found significant ghosting/double vision in my right eye—something I hadn’t experienced since the first few days post-surgery. Meanwhile, my left eye was shining at 20/20. The doctor wasn’t sure what caused the sudden change but suspected it might be due to lack of sleep. I’d had bronchitis earlier that week and was on steroids, which definitely messed with my sleep. Thankfully, everything else looked good, and I got the green light to start weaning off the steroid drops. 🙌 Fingers crossed that helps my right eye bounce back.

 

On the bright side, I’ve been able to reduce the zoom on my computer back to 125%, and I’m working comfortably again. My phone is also back to normal—though I occasionally bump up the text size and bold it, I no longer need the absurdly large fonts.

 

A couple of weekends ago, we went on a trip, and it was amazing not having to pack glasses, backup contacts, or solution. Just grab the drops and go. So freeing!

 

I still catch myself thinking, “I need to take out my contacts,” every night. Old habits die hard. Eric’s had to remind me a few times—“You don’t wear contacts anymore!” 😂

 

Despite my complaints about the right eye, it’s actually better for close-up vision, so maybe that’s my trade-off now.

All in all, I’m really happy I had the surgery. It’s been a journey, but I’m grateful for the progress and excited for what’s ahead.