LASIK

Because I haven't blogged much lately, most of you don't know that I'm having LASIK today. After about 15 years of wearing contacts and glasses, I should be able to see without any correction!

LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and is a procedure that permanently changes the shape of the cornea, the clear covering of the front of the eye, using an excimer laser. A knife, called a microkeratome, is used to cut a flap in the cornea. A hinge is left at one end of this flap. The flap is folded back revealing the stroma, the middlesection of the cornea. Pulses from a computer-controlled laser vaporize a portion of the stroma and the flap is replaced. No stitches are needed--the corneal flap re-adheres to the cornea by itself.

Click here to see a diagram of each step in the procedure.

My surgery is at 1:30 this afternoon, so in just a few short hours, I should be able to see pretty well without my glasses. What's even better is that I get to have it done for FREE!! Praise the Lord for the power of technology!