In 1998 I had the chance to "throw away my glasses" and undergo LASIK. At the time, LASIK was not an FDA-approved procedure, but was being performed "off-label" on lasers that had been approved for another refractive procedure called PRK. LASIK is performed by cutting a flap into the cornea, flipping it back, burning tissue from the middle layer of the cornea (called the stroma), returning the flap to its original position, smoothing it into place and wait for healing to take place.

First off, I want to preface this by saying that my company gave me a nice benefit package which allowed me to get $500 off my operation. If you find yourself in a similar scenario, I strongly urge you to consider this as a safe and hassle-free alternative to wearing glasses or contact lenses.

While everyone's experience is different, if you are considering either nighttime contact lenses or Lasik eye surgery, it never hurts to hear other people's stories, so I will share mine with you.

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One of the common misconceptions I hear in my office is the concern by a patient who has previously had cataracts removed that their cataract has grown back.

First of all we are all born with lenses in our eyes if we are normal. These lenses are anatomically located in our eyes behind the iris or colored part of our eye inside the eye.