Reply #44: I wasn't able to keep looking straight ahead with the first eye [View All]

[geniph]

so that one took a couple days longer to stabilize. You can't actually move your head, but you can look slightly to the side (you're supposed to stare fixedly at a red light during the VERY SHORT procedure). I was too nervous with the first eye, so that eye took a little longer to be 20-20. With the second eye, I realized a) it was painless, and b) it was extremely brief, so I was able to hold still.

They gave me a stuffed animal to hold onto, plus one of the nurses was holding my hand. They want to be SURE you're not too apprehensive. I wasn't all that apprehensive, but some people are flat terrified, and they go to a lot of trouble to calm you. In retrospect, it was easier than a haircut.