Ok light splays, erm how do I describe this, ok put on some glasses and smudge your fingers or a bit of vaseline over the lenses and you'll get the general idea. It doesn't happen to everyone, just some people, depending on your astigmatism. Kinda like when you go to the optician and they ask you to look at the little red and green lights and they take out the lense of the test glasses altogether and instead of you seeing the light clearly in a circle, light spreads out around it causing a sort of halo effect. It's no major thing, as I used to get it all the time with glasses, it just makes my eyes tired quickly.
Wow the cost? Erm looking back I think it was about 1,200 pounds per eye. Obviously the worse your prescription the higher the cost as it take more effort to get it right. I had it done at Ultralase in Birmngham, UK. Using the Lasik system.
You have to wear clear non prescription glasses and eye shields at night - you look like the fly - for 2 weeks afterwards as the lense of your eye has to heal as it's been cut and moved off so the laser can do it's thing, then they flip it back onto your eye and it takes a while to heal. You're not allowed to touch, rub or put anything in, on or around your eyes apart from the prescribed drops.
One piece of advice, take a really dark pair of sunglasses with you when you have it done. A couple of hours later your eyes will be so light sensitive any light at all will be unbearable. I sat in a dark room for the afternoon and went to bed as I literally couldn't open my eyes, everything was sooooo bright. Woke up the next day and virtually perfect vision.
Now don't expect things to be perfect straight away! Your eyesight should be much better straight after the op, then the next morning, but it's a gradual improvement that might take several weeks or even a few months for your eyes to become their best post-op. Take someone with you and for goodness sake don't drive!!! Expect not to drive for a few days afterwards, the doc will give you the OK on that.
