LASIK (eek!)
At approximately 7 o’clock this evening, my eyes will go under the laser, and with odds on my side, I’ll likely emerge with 20/20 vision. Upon being handed a life sentence at the tender age of 8, I didn’t think this day would ever come. But thanks to LASIK technology (and good behavior), I’ll finally be set free after serving 21 years at Vision Correctional Facility.
Of course, like a musician having his eardrums tinkered with or a sommelier getting a nose job, I’m naturally a little bit nervous. What happens if I sneeze during the procedure and my eyes are reduced to a mangled pair of fleshy marbles? Cameras these days have all sorts of automatic settings, but without my vision, I’d say my photography career options would be limited. I might have to get a real job–ugh–I shudder at the thought. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that!
For nostalgic reasons, here’s a photo of me at 8 years old, my first year wearing glasses. As you can see, I’m not too pleased:
New York Photographer Blog 
Good luck Avi.
The head military doctor of a major country with a really good army once told me I was absolutely insane for wearing contact lenses, and that I would go blind one day. So if you’re wearing lenses, you might have been more at risk. Good luck!! Don’t let Beyonce, Bill Clinton and Sarah P down!!
Yeah, my understanding is that contact lenses over the course of your life are more dangerous than LASIK. Anyway, we’ll see what happens…
Success! There was an earthquake hours earlier, but no aftershocks during surgery and I now have 20/15 vision :)
Good luck Brother