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My surgeon's reactions:
"A lot of people would be happy with your results".
"Your eyes don't look that dry to me (!)" (After I had just doused my eyes with drops!!!)
"If I had had a crystal ball then I would never have operated on you."
"You've just been incredibly unlucky."
"You know, I have to think of the 99% majority and unfortunately, you have fallen into the 1% minority of unsuccessful cases."
"Remember that you really were very short-sighted. Let's remind ourselves why this operation exists in the first place."
"Look, I've spent a lengthy amount of time with you and there is not much more I can do for you now."
"Well, visual impairment is a little too strong a term to use..."
His optometrist:
"Did you not read the information?" (When things were going wrong and I was really anxious - apparently, I signed up to this...)
More empathy, support and accountability from certain eye surgeons would be a step in the right direction. Less arrogance and human warmth is needed.
"A lot of people would be happy with your results".
"Your eyes don't look that dry to me (!)" (After I had just doused my eyes with drops!!!)
"If I had had a crystal ball then I would never have operated on you."
"You've just been incredibly unlucky."
"You know, I have to think of the 99% majority and unfortunately, you have fallen into the 1% minority of unsuccessful cases."
"Remember that you really were very short-sighted. Let's remind ourselves why this operation exists in the first place."
"Look, I've spent a lengthy amount of time with you and there is not much more I can do for you now."
"Well, visual impairment is a little too strong a term to use..."
His optometrist:
"Did you not read the information?" (When things were going wrong and I was really anxious - apparently, I signed up to this...)
More empathy, support and accountability from certain eye surgeons would be a step in the right direction. Less arrogance and human warmth is needed.
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