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4-year update on toric posterior phakic lens implantation

I bow once again to my eye-god doctor. I already had a prior medical accident that caused brain injury from oxygen deprivation, resulting in a brain lesion disability (cerebral palsy). So I was especially sensitive and cautious about surgery. Before the surgery, when I told him that and asked him to take good care of me, he said, "I’ll take good care of you. Don’t worry." Before surgery, without glasses I was 0.4 and 0.7, and I had astigmatism. I could have chosen either lens implantation or LASIK/PRK because all were possible for my eyes, but I saw too many cases around me where vision dropped again after LASIK/PRK. More than anything, I wanted to eliminate my astigmatism, so I went with lens implantation, where they order a lens matched to my astigmatism prescription and insert it. People who have looked into lens implantation know it is a surgeon-dependent operation, so who you meet really matters. So far my vision is 1.5 and 1.2. (Originally it was 1.5 and 1.5 with 0 astigmatism, but my astigmatism ended up dropping to 0.05, probably because I’ve been looking at my phone at night. In daily life I can see fine without problems.) Once again, thank you for giving me eyes that can see in full HD. If you get lens implantation, absolutely do it with Dr. G.N.H. This is really not an ad. And maybe I’m a special case, but the night after surgery I suddenly got a splitting headache and my left-eye vision became cloudy... so I begged for an ambulance and asked to be taken to the ophthalmology clinic where I had the surgery. I got there in 30 minutes, and it was midnight. Dr. G.N.H. came in immediately, looked at my eye, then did something like gently tap it, and it got better. I think it was a phenomenon caused by the postoperative eye drops used as anesthetic, which were somehow blocking discharge. I don’t remember the explanation clearly because it was 4 years ago, but he stayed with me until 3 AM, checking the eye pressure and waiting until the disability taxi arrived......I was 25 then, and I can’t believe how much time has passed. Best doctor ever. I still live well with the eye he operated on. Even if it’s only for my eyes, I’m genuinely happy that I was able to have better vision than non-disabled people ^^^^^ My corneal endothelial cell count is still 3800, and compared with before surgery there isn’t much difference, so I’m living well. The halo effect I’ve already gotten used to and no longer notice. I think I have a little glare now, but it’s not bad enough to interfere with anything, and I even drive at night just fine. In case anyone thinks I’m lying and wonders how a disabled person can drive, to add a note: I drive with my hands, not my feet. Anyway, lens implantation is absolutely the way to go. When I go in to die, I’ll even have this written on my gravestone.

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