Lasik for the future?

I don't know whether should I feel nervous or scare. I'm pretty sure that most of us would have heard of LASIK as the newest expensive cure to shortsightedness and astigmatism? Last year or 2 years ago, VISTA, one of the famous eye specialist center in Malaysia was having a free eye check up. I was pretty interested to know more about LASIK, how it's carried out, what are the risks and most importantly, the PRICE! 

These are some of the general guidelines for you if you want to perform LASIK:

• Minimum 18 years old

• Have healthy eyes with no eye diseases or corneal abnormality

• Sufficient corneal thickness

• Are not pregnant or currently nursing

The most important one would be having sufficient corneal thickness because without that, you can't go for the surgery. So, they put me through a series of small test to check whether I have all the requirements to go for it. The results? YES, I am eligible for it! Then, they will show you a video on how the surgery is performed and then explained to you what are the steps and precautions to take pre, during and post surgery.

Here's a picture to briefly tell you how the surgery is done.

Photo credits: http://www.ttsh.com.sg

They used to have two options for the surgery, one priced around RM3000++ per eye and the other priced about RM4000++ per eye. I went to see them the other day as this time I'm pretty determined to go for it as my mom was encouraging me mainly because my eye sight was pretty bad (6.00). I'm surprised that they still have my details in their database. After checking my spectacles, the optician said that my power did not increase too drastically from the previous, so it shall be okay if I want to perform the surgery soon. Bad news is, they do not have the RM3000++ per eye surgery anymore, so it's all RM4000++. Basically you are paying a RM 10000 for your eyes to be cured! Well, it's an investment for a lifetime clear eyesight, why not?

Talking about soon, exactly how soon is soon? I'm actually going for the eye test tomorrow! Heart beats like crazy as I'm blogging about it! I was thinking of postponing it till mid of February but seems like time waits for no one as I am planning to go to Bali in early March. The only option I have is to do it asap as I need a minimum of one month to recover. So, appointment is set, February 6! Tomorrow would be a detailed test of the eye sight and all, like a preparation for the surgery, estimated to take around 3 hours! My butt is so going to be numb from that.

I'll try to blog about my whole experience throughout this surgery, so do stay tune for more updates!

If you are interested to know more about it, check out their website!

(linked it above)

Wish me luck!

Much loves, xoxo.