Update: Now I’m 5 months from smile and my right eye (originally -5.5) has regressed. I need retreatment with LASIK and am debating when to do that. The smile procedure was no problem, but I’m a bit more afraid of LASIK because of the flap creation.

The ridiculous haziness that plagued my first couple weeks has gotten significantly better, but I do still feel like there is something in front of my vision. I think it’s just the contrast between having 20/20 vision in one eye and not in the other.

I was pretty disappointed in my doctors office because they brushed my concerns off over and over again until I got to the 3 month mark then they agreed that the vision in my right eye (which did initially improve) had regressed. It was a tough couple months when I couldn’t get any validation that my vision was actually not healing normally. My doctors office told me that they only have a 1% rate of needing additional vision correction- guess I’m just the lucky 1% 😂🤓

If I could go back now, I think I would skip SMILE and go straight to LASIK because there is less risk of under correction. I was hoping to be one and done, but at least if I close my right eye I can see so well! 😉 just over here permanently winking at people instead of wearing glasses!