Laser Eye Surgery

I am going to have it done soon. No appointments booked as yet, but watch this space.

I've worn glasses since the age of 14, and have never really got used to them. From the age of 17-19 I wore contact lenses most of the time but recently I hardly wear them (I'm 25 by the way) and when I do I can only tolerate them for a few hours because my eyes feel really dry. I also do this strange twitch thing because one of my eyes is astigmatic (rugby-ball shaped as opposed to regular round) and that means the contact lens on that eye is weighted so it isn't meant to move - but it does - so I twitch to get it back into place. It's something I'm very conscious of and has put me right off wearing contacts.

One of my friends had epi-lasek treatment last year and from talking to him I would definitely like to go ahead with it. My boyfriend was originally against the idea "I don't want you going blind! / Is losing your eyesight really worth it just to get out of wearing glasses?" But now we know someone who's had it done he's a lot happier about the idea. Fear of the unknown and all that.

It is pretty expensive. But there are bargains to be found, such as Optimax listing their service on ebay which is the way I plan to go.