If you take the time to read any of the message boards or chat rooms on the internet about Lasik eye surgery, you’ll wonder how any person could get the courage to schedule a Lasik process, and why on earth they’d need it. The assorted Lasik hospitals sound anywhere from impersonal to something like Doctor. Frankenstein’s lab, and the Lasik procedure itself sounds, well, surreal. It feels like the sole individuals that would get Lasik are those with such bad vision that they can not get out of bed without their glasses on. Well, let me give you my story of how I chose Lasik. First of all, my vision isn’t good, but not terrible either. I can really go to flicks and see well enough to enjoy the film without glasses, but I need glasses to drive in order to read the street signs far enough away to act on the data. So for me, Lasik wasn’t necessary, but I figured would simplify my life. I am outdoors very frequently, back packing, climbing hills, and mountain biking. Glasses don’t last long with me, and I’m frequently grinding into the mud which isn’t the best situation for contacts. For the reasons stated, Lasik looked very appealing. The paragraph above might make you think I am a “manly guy” ( hope therefore think so ), so why the heck would I be terrified of a little Lasik knife? OK, technically Lasik doesn’t employ a knife but rather a “microkeratome blade”, but it still is a sharp object approaching my eye as a part of the Lasik process. Nowadays Lasik physicians can get a laser to chop the flap in the eye, which is more than slightly better than a pointed blade. But anyway, I had too many spills in my life to think any pointed object nearing my eye was a good idea, even under the skilled hands of a Lasik physician. After chatting with three ( yes, 3 ) independent Lasik physicians, they each assured me that a 28 year old guy in nearly perfect health ( OK, I exaggerate a bit ) with limited nearsightedness was one of the best candidates for a successful Lasik process. I determined to schedule my Lasik procedure with the one which had the best past record, and by coincidence took the longest amount of time to explain everything about Lasik to me. The Lasik surgery wasn’t agonizing, though I accepted virtually everything they offered to give me comfort, including a sedative and a furry bear. ( I even went back to take a picture of me and the Lasik comforting furry bear. ) The sole peculiar thing I can remember about the Lasik process itself was a smell, something a bit like hair burning. I assume that was my eye. I’m kind of happy they did not tell me to expect before the Lasik procedure, I’m not sure I would have gone in. After one or two years, I reckon I was a virtually perfect Lasik client, as my eyes now have twenty / twenty vision and have stayed stable long after the Lasik operation. I say that if you’re a good applicant for a Lasik vision correction procedure, grab that teddy bear and go on in. www.eyeslasiksurgery.com