Let it go, sunshine.
April 3, 2008
As I write this, I’m in a state of major stress. Ugh. It’s just the 3rd day of the month yet I feel that I’ve been suffering a year-long anxiety already. See, I went to the eye doctor yesterday since I discovered something odd in my eye last Tuesday night. When I went there, he let me undergo an eye test (using a light) which I think was to check my cornea for problems (note that this wasn’t the one I’m originally complaining about). Alas, he found out that my eye has an early onset of keratitis which I think causes my eye to tear up whenever I look at bright lights. I got it if I understood correctly, from the surroundings and was aggravated by my contact lens use. When dirt enters the eye and you have contacts, it has greater chances of actually infecting your eye. Thus, my condition. 
He told me though - good thing I was able to have my eyes checked immediately ‘coz he thinks the prescribed medication can still cure the said infection. I’m praying so too. *as in sana tlaga* He prescribed me eye drops that I have to put every 4 hours for one whole week. He will re-assess the situation when I come back to him next week. After this medication, he will then start to treat the one that I originally complained about which was an entirely different condition (I saw a small ’something’ at the edge of my iris and I don’t know what that is). He had to treat the first condition first since the medication required for the 2nd problem was a major no-no for the first condition. It sucks right? My eye seems so complicated, and this is not yet the end of it. I also learned yesterday that the prescription I’ve been using for my contacts was different from my current one. I honestly am confused why the big difference in grade, I don’t know if the optometrist did wrong, or this ophthalmologist did, or my eye just worsen. And this depressed me the most. I hate it. Now, I’m contemplating on investing my savings for a LASIK procedure so that all these eye problems can just go away. Anyone did this already? Comments, ideas, or suggestions?
I hope this anxiety only lasts a few days. I wish I can just not worry about it anymore. As Mandy Moore’s ‘Looking Forward to Looking Back’ song said .. “let it go, let it go sunshine.”
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April 5th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I’m so bad in using my contact lenses. I’ve had infections before as well.
I’ve had a friend who had LASIK procedure at the Asian Eye Institute (at Rockwell, I think) – she says it’s cheaper here in Manila and the doctors are more experienced – and so far, no regrets. She’s happy with it. My opthalmologist said that it is best to have the procedure before you hit 40.
I’m tempted to undergo the procedure, but I’m such a chicken.
April 7th, 2008 at 2:53 am
ate rocks, i’ve been using contacts for 10 years (or more pa) na. this is the first time something like this happened to me. it makes me sad talaga, ang hirap ng glasses compared to contacts. dahil dun, i’m really considering lasik already. magsisimula na kong mag-ipon. sana by the time na pwede na yung eyes ko mag-undergo ng lasik, i won’t chicken out and hindi pa nagpaprice increase hahaha!