Refractive Lens Replacement surgery
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Ok.
Well. I went in, did all the tests. Had my eyes pressure tested, mapped and scanned.
Paid the fees.
Surgery scheduled for two weeks for left and three weeks for right.
My surgeon will be Dr. Jake Reynolds of Texas Vision in Georgetown, TX.
I went over everything, including the astigmatism correction surgery which is included.
I brought in my red dot sight (Holosun HE509RD) on the slide, so I could demonstrate the astigmatism.
That red dot is a closed emitter, with a chevron reticle, basically an upside down “ ^ “
Right eye is decent, I can make out the ^ but it is slightly blurry.
Left eye is a mess and I see about 4 different ^ with another one upside down.
Of course, this being Texas, they were like “Yeah, you could have just brought the whole gun, instead of just the slide.”
Really excited for the results.
Well. I went in, did all the tests. Had my eyes pressure tested, mapped and scanned.
Paid the fees.
Surgery scheduled for two weeks for left and three weeks for right.
My surgeon will be Dr. Jake Reynolds of Texas Vision in Georgetown, TX.
I went over everything, including the astigmatism correction surgery which is included.
I brought in my red dot sight (Holosun HE509RD) on the slide, so I could demonstrate the astigmatism.
That red dot is a closed emitter, with a chevron reticle, basically an upside down “ ^ “
Right eye is decent, I can make out the ^ but it is slightly blurry.
Left eye is a mess and I see about 4 different ^ with another one upside down.
Of course, this being Texas, they were like “Yeah, you could have just brought the whole gun, instead of just the slide.”
Really excited for the results.
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Ok.
Left eye done.
They had me relax in a recovery room and administered 3 sets of drops, which were numbing and dilating drops. They also gave me a sublingual drug that had Ketomine in it to relax.
Escorted back to the surgical suite, they added a drop of betadyne which was mildly unpleasant.
Then they put the surgical dressing over my face and did the work. All told took about 15 minutes to obliterate the old lens and remove, then insert, unfold and set the new lens.
Not at all painful, but slightly irritating like an eyelash in your eye.
Wearing a protective clear eye patch and then terminator style blocky sunglasses over that for a few days.
I will update with results.
Left eye done.
They had me relax in a recovery room and administered 3 sets of drops, which were numbing and dilating drops. They also gave me a sublingual drug that had Ketomine in it to relax.
Escorted back to the surgical suite, they added a drop of betadyne which was mildly unpleasant.
Then they put the surgical dressing over my face and did the work. All told took about 15 minutes to obliterate the old lens and remove, then insert, unfold and set the new lens.
Not at all painful, but slightly irritating like an eyelash in your eye.
Wearing a protective clear eye patch and then terminator style blocky sunglasses over that for a few days.
I will update with results.
Hope this works out my friend. Get well and perhaps we'll somehow meet at a match in the future. 👍
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I am now at Surgery + 30 hours.
My eye is fine, no real pain or swelling. It’s just kind of dry, artificial tears provided by the doctor are helping.
Up close vision is ok, but still a little blurry.
I can 100% see better at intermediate and long distances with this eye than I can with my right eye.
Current prescription for right eye (unoperated) is 20/40.
I can already read the subtitles!
I do have a noticeable “halo” effect on brake/tail lights. They actually look kind of like bullseyes, with 2-3 rings around each, but not bad and ABSOLUTELY worth it so far.
My eye is fine, no real pain or swelling. It’s just kind of dry, artificial tears provided by the doctor are helping.
Up close vision is ok, but still a little blurry.
I can 100% see better at intermediate and long distances with this eye than I can with my right eye.
Current prescription for right eye (unoperated) is 20/40.
I can already read the subtitles!
I do have a noticeable “halo” effect on brake/tail lights. They actually look kind of like bullseyes, with 2-3 rings around each, but not bad and ABSOLUTELY worth it so far.
OP
I noticed an odd thing.
The operated on eye (left) sees slightly different colors than the non operated (right).
VERY similar to changing the settings on your TV from warmer to cooler. The left is seeing more blues, and the right more yellows.
Saw the doctor for a post surgical checkup.
He said that over time, even without cataracts, the lens becomes more opaque and that my left eye is seeing more natural color now. Additionally I have gone from 20/50 to 20/30 in just a day. The majority of improvement takes place over the first 3 weeks, with full recovery over 3-6 months as the brain learns what the new lens can do. (This is for visual refinement only, as there is no pain or swelling even today)
The operated on eye (left) sees slightly different colors than the non operated (right).
VERY similar to changing the settings on your TV from warmer to cooler. The left is seeing more blues, and the right more yellows.
Saw the doctor for a post surgical checkup.
He said that over time, even without cataracts, the lens becomes more opaque and that my left eye is seeing more natural color now. Additionally I have gone from 20/50 to 20/30 in just a day. The majority of improvement takes place over the first 3 weeks, with full recovery over 3-6 months as the brain learns what the new lens can do. (This is for visual refinement only, as there is no pain or swelling even today)
OP
Today my eye was dry but no pain.
I checked my red dot sight, a Holosun Vulcan ACSS reticle, normally all I could see was a blur with my left eye, now it is razor sharp. Very excited to not have astigmatism in this eye anymore.
I checked my red dot sight, a Holosun Vulcan ACSS reticle, normally all I could see was a blur with my left eye, now it is razor sharp. Very excited to not have astigmatism in this eye anymore.
OP
Monday, 4/22 I had my right done.
Again the surgery was a cakewalk, although they did give me Ketamine and a few other narcotics to beat the nerves.
Within 24 hours I was seeing 20/20 out of right, left is still around 25/20, but both are improving.
Up close is still a little blurry, except that blurry is not the right word. Part of it is that my astigmatism is GONE, and my brain needs to rewire itself to the new lenses.
Interesting point- I have always failed that stupid military depth perception test, the one with optical illusions of flies and bullseyes. However, once I got the right eye done, within 24 hours I noticed my depth perception was subtly different, as in I am now seeing things in a better 3-D reference.
Definitely worth it so far!
If you are in the Austin area I can recommend an amazing doctorz
Again the surgery was a cakewalk, although they did give me Ketamine and a few other narcotics to beat the nerves.
Within 24 hours I was seeing 20/20 out of right, left is still around 25/20, but both are improving.
Up close is still a little blurry, except that blurry is not the right word. Part of it is that my astigmatism is GONE, and my brain needs to rewire itself to the new lenses.
Interesting point- I have always failed that stupid military depth perception test, the one with optical illusions of flies and bullseyes. However, once I got the right eye done, within 24 hours I noticed my depth perception was subtly different, as in I am now seeing things in a better 3-D reference.
Definitely worth it so far!
If you are in the Austin area I can recommend an amazing doctorz
OP
As for the astigmatism correction, that was done at the same time as the RLE with a Limbal Relaxing Incision.
Before, when looking at a red dot sight I would see a blur, smear, of multiple reticles.
Using the Holosun VULCAN ACSS reticle, the chevron, this is an approximation of what I saw with both eyes:
After the surgery in both eyes this is an approximation of what I now see:
Before, when looking at a red dot sight I would see a blur, smear, of multiple reticles.
Using the Holosun VULCAN ACSS reticle, the chevron, this is an approximation of what I saw with both eyes:
After the surgery in both eyes this is an approximation of what I now see:
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That is freaking awesome! Congrats on the progress sir.