Hello. In April, when the flowers were blooming, I took a 3-hour bus ride from Jeonju to Seoul with the goal of opening my eyes to a brighter world, and received Smile LASIK surgery. I’m leaving this post to share that experience with many people preparing for LASIK.
In my case, I had ultra-high myopia, and since high school I had worn a wide variety of contact lenses almost every day for 10 years, from monthly lenses to two-week lenses to dailies, so I had somewhat severe dry eye. (One of the side effects of Smile LASIK, dry eye, was not really a major obstacle for me.) Rather than risk seriously damaging my eye health with daily contact lenses, I decided to spend a bit more money and open my eyes properly, so I chose Smile LASIK.
The biggest reason I chose this hospital was that the director of Eye Clinic ㅇㅅㅇㅇ said on YouTube that he had the procedure done for his family and for himself too, and I was drawn to his confidence. There was also a famous eye clinic in Jeonju, but someone’s comment that important organs like the eyes and heart should be operated on in Seoul also seems to have influenced my decision to go here.
(Even now, I still feel somewhat reassured that procedures involving important organs like the eyes and heart are done in Seoul, mm-hmm.)
Now let me give a proper review of the hospital. First, the nurses who handled the first impression and helped with reservations and guidance were really kind. They handled schedule changes and directions very nicely, which made the trip to the eye clinic much lighter. Also, I still haven’t forgotten the impression of the staff member who kindly guided me when I arrived at the hospital.... sob...
Then I had the tests to see whether my eyes were suitable for LASIK. (I was surprised at how many tests there were.) They did many tests, from intraocular pressure and corneal thickness to eye shape and tear production (it really hurts...), and then gave me a consultation. In my case, although I had ultra-high myopia, my corneas were thick and my eyes had no problems, so they said surgery was possible, and they also gave me the benefit of being able to have LASEK surgery if my vision decreased within 10 years after the operation. After deciding on the surgery, I waited in the waiting room and then had the procedure. Honestly, when I was lying on the bed, I kept thinking I was doing this for no reason. (I was scared///) But by focusing only on what the doctor was saying, the surgery felt like it ended in about 1 to 2 minutes per eye, and without any major sensation, just with the feeling of being scared... the surgery was over. Then I experienced 1 to 2 hours of pain and experienced the new world of life without glasses that I had only heard about in words.
* Three months later, my current eye condition is, as I expected, dry eye, nighttime glare (they say it’s because my pupils are small), eye redness, and so on, but for now I’m satisfied. In exchange for taking off my glasses, I can tolerate this much.
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