Vision 20/Astigmatism

Medyo long overdue na ang “news” na ito. Slightly bilasa na kung tutuusin. Pero sabi nga ng matatanda – na amerikano – better late than never. Kaya it’s better that I share this piece of stale news kaysa naman hindi ito malaman ng aking milyong-milyong fans (sa panaginip — actually bilyon pa nga e… ayawa ko lang mag-exaggerate). Naku – kung saan-saan na naman napunta ang usapan. Anyway – late last year – dahil sa financial crisis – I decided na ito na ang tamang panahon upang maging malinaw ang lahat. Kaya ayun – pikit mata (este dilat mata pala) akong nagpaschedule for Lasik surgery. I had my surgery a day after Christmas. Sobrang bilis – the actual surgery is over in 10 mins or so. I went home – pop a couple of sleeping pills and slept. Nung magising ako the next day – I can already see without the need for glasses. I returned to the doctor for check-up and he did some minor adjustment sa corneal flap (yun yata tawag dun) ng aking right eye. Medyo kailangan daw i-flat mabuti. Parang yung naglalagay ng protector sa cellphone. Kailangan walang bubbles. J 3rd day – I’m good to go. I need to lubricate my eyes every hour for a month – then afterwards as needed. Other than that — okay naman. It’s a small inconvenience —- considering I have been wearing glasses since I was in Grade 4. A 20/20 vision is not guaranteed. Sa simula pa lang ay sinabi na ito ng duktor. Dryness of the eyes is also a common occurrence after the surgery. Oks lang naman sa akin ito. Madali naman talagang mag-dry ang mata ko which is why I hate wearing contact lens. Fast forward — a couple of weeks ago – I returned for my 3rd check-up. Around 3 months kasi ay medyo nag-stabilize na ang grado ng mata. Nag-undergo ulit ako ng mga eye-test. Sinuri muli nang duktor ang aking mga mata . After all the reading and poking — the doctor confirmed that the surgery is a success. My eyes healed nicely. Vision? 20/Asigtmatism (L/R). Just a few grade shy of 20/20. Pero the doctor said that I should not worry since possible pa rin naman daw humabol ang aking right eye. I said I am not worried — 20/20 vision would be a treat… but 20/astigmatism is more that enough. I am just glad that after a long-long time — I can finally open my eyes in the morning, look at the wall clock and clearly see na late na naman ako.

Disclaimer: Naka-deferred payment ang aking surgery. 12 months to pay. Wag nang magtangka pang mangutang.