Itz me ....only me....no glasses ..no lens ...and its only me
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Itz mee
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Farewell
to My dear friend (Glasses)
It
was in fourth standard holidays that people at home guessed the problem
in my eyes; I was taken to the eye doctor and found that I was short sighted. A
thick pair of glasses was fitted on me and you came into my life. As I aged the
lenses got thicker (though fiber glasses and other costlier ones made them seem thinner) until 11th or 12th std and then the power became constant...After
a year I was introduced to the world of contact lenses.
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| My friendzz |
And
the day came …Corrective surgery
The
good news was I had healthy eyes inspite of high myopia and I was considered eligible
for the corrective procedure (though I was warned about the chances of getting
back little power). We fixed date for the personalized LASIK at Aravind eye
hospital. (Thank you Dr.Hari Priya Mam and the doctors)
It
was 16th May. Ready with black coolers I was in the waiting room
with other patients all winking, with
eyes closed or pretending to close, as eye drops were given to all of us. We
were called one by one and it was my turn.
Into
the room….with a cap covering my hair and a large green apron….I lied down with
my head toward the Doctor… In the
beginning I was asked to stare straight, while he taped a sheet to cover
one eye and a holder like device over the other eye to keep it from blinking.While I was looking straight at the red
light and could not blink, the doctor started the process. The machine made
clicking sound as it worked...It smelled
like something burning… the sound and the smell was something familiar. There was a voice ….”Three
more….Two more …One more” and it’s done. I
could see something brushing my eyes smooth like the car wipers. It was
actually cool. I was able to see the red light; sometimes it was clear and
sometimes fuzzy. The same was done for the left eye as well.
They
helped me to get up when it was over. The surgery was quick, about 15 minutes only.
When I sat up I could see clearer than without my glasses, First thing I saw
was my toes and I was so excited that I could see it clearly without
difficulty 
it was almost dreamy.
Back
home with black coolers and the eye drops prescribed for 10 days.
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| After surgery helpmates |
And
Now…
Waking Up and Just Being Able to See!!!! …without wavering the hands in
search of the specs box...
May be I can try putting on eye makeup...
No
more blurry vision and guessing...
No
more pushing up the glasses every time...
Trees
will no longer look like green sponge/bush but have definite neatly shaped leaves ...
No more contact lens...
It’s easy to see the clock at night without wearing
glasses or putting my nose up to the clock...
No more dependencies at water
falls and theme parks...
But
really missing u sooo much friend…dear glasses…
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Bubyeee!!  |
Even now..searching
you every time I wake up, after a face wash….and at many times has become an
instinct.You
have been a part of my life for 12 long years. You made me look more
professional and intelligent
, smart and good. You were with me at all hard
times hiding my tears and at all happy moments, making my eyes glitter through the
lenses.Thank you soooo much!!
Thank You Appa!!
After a month...during the review check up ... in the reflection room...a little girl called susi (who couldn't even read the first big number on the screen a month back) was jumping 'internally' out of excitement as she could read almost every line(Myopia: NIL). Appa’s 12 yr wish was to get me out of myopia and that was evident from his happy tears.
Wonder!!....Delighted!! Thank you so much Appa !! 
-Susithra Soodamani-
