I had 20/20 vision until about 12 years ago when I started working with computers. Then my eyesight deteriorated quickly from the time when I only needed to wear glasses to drive until I had to wear them permanently, with around -2 in each eye. „ Permanently“ was a problem, as I specialized in losing, treading on or breaking my glasses, if I was reading I would put them on my head and when I returned them to my nose, they would be stuck in my hair or covered with finger prints. Contacts lenses were not the solution as they left my eyes dry, itchy and eventually infected.
I am a director of 2 companies; Sparkys s.r.o., an expanding chain of toy and gift shops ( it will have 15 shops by end 2005 ) and Piccollo s.r.o., an importer and exclusive distributor of Chicco, Columbia Sportswear Loap. When I am not in the office, my preferred destination is the tenis court or on a run with my dog. Glasses slowed me down. I would always be looking for them, cleaning them, replacing them. I used to wear contacts for tennis and can´t count the number of times I almost crashed my car while trying to insert the lenses when driving fast on the way to a game.
Having lasik surgery at the Refrakcni centrum has revolutionized my life. It is so extraordinary that I can see the clock opposite my desk even if it just confirms what I previously just suspected; I am late! For the first weeks I kept thinking that I still had my contacts in and would go to remove them. The operation was painless and efficient and I greatly admired the time and effort the doctors gave to explaining the surgery and its potential risks. I feel like a born again visionary with an evangelical need to tell the world about the benefits of this miraculous surgery.