LETTER FROM
DR. STEPHEN SULLIVAN

I have been wearing glasses since I was 14 years old. Like most nearsighted people I have been a slave to optical devices  ever since. I was never able to tolerate contact lenses very well because of "dry eyes", and would only wear my contacts for sports. Consequently whenever I went on vacation, I had to carry not only my regular glasses, but my sunglasses, my contact lenses and my contact lens solutions. For aquatic activities like scuba diving, snorkeling, and swimming there was no optical solution -Until now!

I have been following the evolution of laser vision correction for the past eight years. Each year I have become more and more impressed with its safety and predictability. Finally this January I had LASIK surgery performed by our laser vision correction specialist Dr. Ken Kenyon. It made sense to have it performed by one of the most experienced LASIK surgeons in the world.

The entire experience was unbelievable. I arrived at 7:30 a.m., had my laser surgery at 8:00 a.m. and was working by 8:30 a.m.! Yes. Working! I immediately started detailed planning for our own laser facility here in Dartmouth without glasses!

After spending the entire morning analyzing the Boston laser facility, I returned home to Dartmouth where I continued to work the afternoon analyzing the data collected and finalizing the plans for our own laser facility. I was so excited and involved that I totally forgot that I had just had the procedure performed that morning.

That night, I went to the movies. There was a gentle rain falling as I walked from my car to the theater. I suddenly realized as I walked that I was feeling rain on my eyes for the very first time since I was 14 years old. It was like walking "naked": no glasses, no contacts, just rain against my eyes and no annoying fog or steamed lenses, just rain against my eyes and I could see! Such a simple sensation, but such a strong emotion. It was so delightful that I actually kept walking in the rain in order to prolong this pleasant sensation.

Eye Health Vision Center has now opened it's own laser vision correction center right here in Dartmouth.

We no longer have to inconvenience our patients from Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island to travel to Boston for their LASIK surgery. Everything is done right here in Dartmouth: seminar, pre-op analysis, laser surgery, and post-op follow-up.