My friend Sonia went in for LASIK eye surgery on 20 Feb 2002.
The surgery was performed at
Teplick Laser Surgery Center.
See my surgery pictures as well.
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The annotations here are written by Sonia, with her first-person
perspective. As this is not normally the case for the pictures
in this archive, I've added this annoying additional note.
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| The Man again. Dr. Teplick. He's smiling, so the operation must have
gone fine.
About this time I glance around and -- my god -- I can SEE.
Clearly. Distance. I'm overwhelmed, I'm astounded, I'm moved. I cry
a little, which is good, because keeping my eyes wet is important now. |
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| He's checking it all out now to see how my eyes look. Yep, both of
them are still there. |
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| We're both smiling. I feel fantastic. |
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| Stylin'! I can see Randal take this photo. Yes! |
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| My eyes are tired, so I'm keeping them shut a lot, but I can talk just
fine. I call Devin to tell him the operation is done and I'm great. |
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| Friend Edward watches out for me for about an hour until Marti gets
here to pick me up. |
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| Next morning! I'm back at Teplick's for the post-op, and they have me
Take Off The Shades for the first time!
I am so happy with my new eyesight I could just bust.
(Marti has had perfect vision all her life. She is happy for me, but
she doensn't quite get what all the fuss is about. La dee da.) |
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| Here I am with Randal, who took all these pictures (except this one.)
I owe him a great big and warm thanks for taking me through this, for
being there for me for what has been one of the most profound and
moving experiences of my life -- seeing clearly.
Thank you, Randal. |
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| So, do I still have eyes? Yep. Check out the artwork on the wall
behind. Nope, I don't get it, either. |
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