I first met Dr. Weins in my early 20's, when I booked a free consult to see if I could obtain eye surgery. When I was little, I was diagnosed with myopia and stigmatism. I have been wearing eye glasses ever since I was in Kindergarten, and have been wearing contacts every single day since High School. Although I was comfortable with wearing eye glasses, and was very used to putting on contacts everyday, I knew I wanted something different for myself, but didn’t have very many options due to my extremely high prescription (I have yet to meet anyone with a prescription worse than mine). During the first visit, I was advised to wait several more years for my vision and my eyes to stabilize in order to be a right candidate for Visian ICL.
I waited 6 years before I decided to visit Dr. Weins again. When I did, I was advised my vision had indeed stabilized. Went through several tests during a few months to monitor if I was the right candidate for the surgery. Visian is not like Lasik or PRK, and because of this, I felt anxious about making a life-longing decision. My friends and family were nervous for me, and truthfully so was I. Until, I encountered a co-worker, who had gotten his eye surgery through Dr. Weins. He said his surgery was “life changing”, and did not regret it for a second. In fact, he said it was liberating. With his in mind, and having the confirmation and reassurance of Dr. Weins, I decided to book the surgery.
Within 4 days of my surgery, I went to MPI to update my license. There, I did their eye test, and passed with flying colors. I felt scared to be able to drive on my own. I simply, was in disbelieve I was behind the wheel with no contacts or glasses, and had a new license less than a week of surgery. If I could say anything about the surgery and my life, is exactly the same thing my co-worker said to me. It’s "life changing". I considered myself to have a disability, as I needed my glasses for everything, even to go to the bathroom. Now, it’s been 7 months since my surgery, and I cannot think of having the life I had before.