Day 29 - 4 Weeks

Thursday, 13 August 2009
I had a follow-up appointment with the doctor this past Monday (the 10th). My left eye is almost healed 100%. It's all smoothed over and producing tears normally again. My vision is terrific... out of my left eye. Left eye is 20/20.

The doctor still saw spots and rough patches on my right eye. The healing line that was there 2 weeks ago is all but gone, but the healing is still ongoing. These spots and rough spots happen to be right smack in the center of my eye, right over the pupil. So while my vision is markedly improved from 2 weeks ago, it's not yet clear. There's still some haze caused by the rough patches diffusing the light. It causes ever so slight ghosting. It means that I have 20/30 vision in my right eye, but with effort.

The first few seconds after I put artificial tears in my right eye, everything sharpens into crystal clarity. That's because the liquid fills in those rough patches and my cornea is all smoothed over for that brief instant in time. It's frustrating. It's been a month since the surgery, and this right eye is taking it's time healing up. It doesn't yet produce enough tears to be comfortable. It dries out very rapidly. And there's still some tenderness and sensitivity, especially after a long day.

I keep waiting for the morning that I wake up and see clearly with both eyes. It'll come, I'm sure, but it's certainly taking a long time getting there.