Compared to my first procedure on January 5, recovery is much faster. I remember having hazy vision and dramatic halos for a few weeks after the first procedure.

This time, I still have hazy vision, especially in my right eye (which underwent a slightly larger correction than my left). But the halos are less dramatic. Also, I could actually see better at the hours went on. By late in the afternoon, I had moments of pretty clear vision in my left eye and could definitely notice that it was sharper than before the procedure.

Lunch following the procedure was interesting, because I ate it with my eyes closed. Fedora was kind enough to put everything right in front of me, and I managed to eat my fried rice and vegetables without peeking. The staff told me I could open my eyes for brief moments with no danger, but I figured I'd play the dutiful patient. Smells and tastes are definitely different when you can't see your food: there's more of an element of surprise because you're not sure what's in your spoon with each bite.

Funny moment: after lunch, I wandered into our pantry looking for a snack. I knew we had an open bag of potato chips, so I grabbed what I thought was the bag, removed the bag clip, and dug in. Turned out I got some cheese puffs that I didn't know we had.

After lunch, I slept until about 4 pm and started in on the every-two-hour regimen of drops: antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, and lubricating.

When I first woke up, my vision was definitely hazy. I was so out of it I didn't remember that I was still wearing both the eye shields and the sunglasses they slapped on me on the way out of the clinic. Vision much improved after the sunglasses and eye shields came off. :-)

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