Life on Florida’s West Coast

I’m Looking at LASIK (pun intended)

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I can remember, to the day, when I realized I needed glasses. I was in 6th grade and I put on my friend Kathleen’s glasses just to be funny. I looked up at the chalkboard (yep, we had chalk boards back when I was in school!) and I realized I could see the teacher’s writing better. Everything was sharper. Colors were better. My eyes felt oddly more relaxed.

I went home and told my mom. She got me in at my family’s eye doctor and the next thing I knew, I had my very own pair of glasses that I was supposed to wear for things like looking at the board at school, watching TV, and going to movies. When I got older, I needed them to drive as well. There was a period my freshman year when I wore gas permeable contact lenses, but they were painful and I gave up within several months.

Halfway through college I began to wear glasses pretty much all of the time and it became an issue of vanity. So, I finally went to soft contact lenses. I love them for the most part. When I say MOST part, I mean I love them WHEN I can wear them.

I have very bad seasonal allergies and for a collective three months of the year, I cannot wear my contacts at all. So, I have spent a lot of time researching Lasik. It’s a matter of saving up the funds and taking the plunge. I already know I want to be able to rollover in the middle of the night and see the room around me clearly. I want to see clearly without worrying about contacts and allergies and the risk of bacteria.

DocShop is a site that brings together links to respected doctors in any given field so you can research your local options; get the lowdown on the professionals an make a more educated decision when it comes to trusting who you will use for your medical needs. DocShop’s LASIK information section is more than just a link farm, though. It is loaded with articles and information about the technology, the results you can expect, the pros of choosing the surgery, and even the risks associated with the procedure. I’m looking at a good article now that explains the breakdown of fees. The articles are concise and I’ve found most of them to be useful in my decision-making process.

Once you are ready to check out their physician directory, you can search by state and then listings are broken up by map regions. At that point you can run down all of their basic info and find your way to their website. It’s a good resource for locating a variety of professionals in your area, not matter the field or specialty.

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