LOOKING GOOD
O’Brien, an ophthalmologist who began laser vision
correction surgery 10 years ago, said most people undergoing
vision correction are treated with Lasik surgery, in which a
tiny flap is cut in the cornea and very small amounts of tissue
beneath the flap are precisely removed. The flap self-seals
and heals rapidly.
Those who need a high degree of correction receive
advanced surface treatment from a laser without the flap. A
protective contact lens temporarily shields the healing cornea
from irritation, he said.
Susan Haggard, 49, suffered from poor vision before
advanced surface treatment in January gave her sight she’d
never experienced before.
“Even with glasses and contact lenses I could never see
that well,” she said.
For people like Haggard, the eye chart at the doctor’s
office appears almost blank. While they may see some soft,
shadowy areas, nothing comes even close to resembling a letter.
“I walked out of the surgery and I was able to see my
mother and sister in the waiting room clearly,” the Vero
Beach resident said. “Now I walk across the bridge and see
individual waves, and I can see dolphins way out in the
water. Before, there could have been sharks circling me in the
water and I wouldn’t have seen them.”
Such clarity seems like nothing short of a miracle.
O’Brien, who performed the surgery on Haggard’s eyes,
said he loves the day after surgery.
“Friday morning is like Christmas morning for me because
that’s when everyone tells me how wonderful it is to be able
to see things they’ve never seen clearly before,” he said.
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