All’s Weld that Ends Weld
I now have no fewer than 204 triple-seam laser spot welds in my left eyeball. The doctor, who referred to his surgical laser as his “death ray”, was quite expert at all-things-eyeball and I my vision couldn’t have been in better hands. I’m quite grateful that he was able to fit me in before I leave for my honeymoon, as retinal detachment had already begun (eep).
Every time I go to the eye doctor I leave thinking that they have the coolest equipment on the planet. I’ve been in nuclear reactors, movie and music recording studios and space command centers, and I have to say—lenses and lights and eye charts and lasers beat buttons, knobs, faders and computer monitors hands-down.
All I want for xmas is a death ray. Just an itty bity one.
p.s. And yeah, the laser surgery was extra-creepy. I was totally blind out of my left eye for about 10 minutes, and when vision started coming back everything was red and blurry, like I was viewing the world through a Jello mold. A few days of headaches and odd vision anomalies and everything seems to have calibrated itself. Yay for death rays!
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3 responses
Comment posted at 21:38 on Wednesday, November 24, 2004
One would, if one was aware of your recent medical history over the last few years, believe the suggestion that you (as in you) were physically designed for the greater benefit of the medical profession.
I hope that this marks the end of rather painfull sounding medical procedures that your body has to endure!
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Comment posted at 11:20 on Thursday, December 02, 2004
I like all my gadgets and looking at the new ones coming out is fun, but every time I get to the optometrist; I notice he’s got cooler looking stuff than I do.
P.S. *shudder* Being blind in either eye even for a few minutes would totally freak me out.
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Alice
Comment posted at 13:52 on Saturday, December 04, 2004
Glad the procedure went so well and your eye is fixed.
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