Days 2 & 3

Waking up early most days, most likely because I've been going to bed early. I've realised that all my interests involve great eye strain - reading, working on the pc, watching films or the TV - all the things I don't want to do much at the moment as I try to rest my eyes as much as possible.

As advised in my aftercare pack I've been cleaning my eye lashes using boiled and then cooled water and quite a few cotton buds. Quite a few because my mother (a nurse) told me to change end with the cotton stick every time I sweep the eye, therefore if I were to have an infection I wouldn't be spreading it. Makes sense I guess. Although I'm not really worried too much about infections as I've done everything recommended to me and seem to be recovering well.

After 48 hours I was able to change my drops to 4 times a day rather than every 2 hours and while I feel I need the drops first thing in the morning the rest of the time they're feeling pretty good. Up until day 3 I noticed that if I looked sharply to the far right, my left eye had a kind of gritty sensation. I wouldn't say pain, just mildly strange. But that's gone now and was probably linked to the redness, which is going down more and more each day.

I've been having an afternoon nap most days. Just 30mins to an hour to rest my eyes which usually means I fall asleep. On day 3 I watched almost 2 hours of TV and by the end of it I had a mild headache. But my focus on close up objects, such as this pc screen, is improving more and more each day.

The one thing that doesn't change is the frequent bursts of amazement I experience. Walking my dog at the top of the hill above my house last night I had the wind on my face and I could see so clearly right out onto the horizon. It's strange but everything just seems so much more real when it's your bare eyes you're looking with. Of course I've seen this view with my glasses and contacts, but it's not the same. It feels somehow as if I'm seeing the truth because I'm seeing it with my naked eye!

So yes, everything's going fantastically. I'm drinking at least 2 litres of water a day, taking an omega 3 capsule once a day and also a soluble vitamin c pill which I drink with my evening meal. Whether these things have made a difference who knows, but I feel better for doing it.