Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Goodbye Glasses.

I got back home on Saturday and spent my first night at the beach house. On Sunday morning, there were so many dolphins playing in the water just off the beach in front of my house. They were doing flips and splashing around for hours. Or so I'm told: I was there...I could see the blurry little flashes of gray and frothy splashes of white, but I couldn't see the dolphins clearly. It was sad and I was bitter at the oohs and ahhs of Jamie and my parents who could see them clearly.

It's okay though, because tomorrow (technically today) at noon I will be going under the laser. That's right...my eye surgery. I had my consultation with the doctor today -- apparently I'm blind. I'm also so blind that I'm not eligible for Lasik surgery. Luckily, my eyes are healthy enough and my cornea is thick enough, that I'm good to go. The only drawback is that I may not be able to get all the way to 20/20 to stay. Meaning...somewhere down the road, I might need to get glasses again...but they would be for minor corrections and not the thick lenses I have now. Also, I would be perfectly functional without them...I would just need them if I were going to a theater and wanted to see the action from the back row or driving long distances at night.

Wish me luck! I will let you know how it goes!

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