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There it was, an ad in the paper for Lasik surgery only $299 per eye. I had wanted to give my wife the surgery as a present since I first heard about it and now with the lower price, I was going to do it. We set up an appointment and found out she was a candidate for the surgery.

When we got to the appointment we were told that she had an astigmatism that would just barely allow her to be a good candidate for surgery. But she could not be operated on with the lasik, only the Visx which was more expensive, of course. About $500 per eye more expensive.

We decided to have the surgery even though it would cost more than we had planned. The surgery was scheduled for 2 weeks from her appointment.

When the day, came, I was a little scared because someone was going to operate on my baby's eyes. I didn't want anything bad to happen.

We were jittery, but as the doctor explaned the procedure and told us that he had performed more than 35,000 procedures without any problem, our fears were gone. The doctor told us that the computer would make a topographical picture of each eye and then calculate the exact shape of the lens that would give her perfect vision.

Once the computer had made a 3D drawing of each eye, the doctor would make a small flap in the cornea of each eye and then lay that flap back so the laser could do its job. Using the laser beam, the computer reshaped each lens perfectly in less than a minute.The flap was laid back on each eye and the surgery was over. Total surgery including recovery took less than an hour.

Everything went as planned and within 2 hours we were on our way home. She had to keep her eyes closed for 3-4 hours so the flap could start to heal.

The next day at the follow up visit, the doctor determined that her eyes were healing properly and that she was seeing 20-20. It seemed like a miracle to my wife. She no longer needed the glasses that she had been wearing since she was a little girl.

The only tricky and inconvenient part of the whole process was that my wife could not rub her eyes for 3-4 weeks or the little flap could become torn and cause complications.

Even though she could not rub her eyes when they were itching, my wife said it was worth it. After more than 12 months, she is still seeing 20-20 with no complications at all.

If you decide to do the surgery, spend the extra money to get a 1 year guarantee if you need to get a touch up to make your sight the best it can be. If you don't get the insurance, you will have to pay the entire amount again.

My wife says that Lasik is great. She has really enjoyed not having to wear glasses or contact lenses.