Bob     Diane     Gary

Name: Bob Donaldson
Occupation: Retired Teacher
Activities: golfing, fly fishing, motorcycling

I'm 57 years old and have been wearing glasses as thick as the bottom of a Coke bottle since I was 5. When I wore contacts, they were so thick I would fold them in half with my eyelids if I blinked the wrong way.

So when you ask me what I like best about the results of my IntraLASIK surgery the answer is real simple – I can see!

Here's a few examples: I first noticed this looking out my window at the neighbor's house. Even with my glasses, I've never been able to see the grain on the siding of the house 50 feet away. Now I can! So, while I'm standing there noticing this, I see a fly land on the side of the house! UNBELIEVABLE!

I've been fly fishing all my life, but I've never been able to actually see the fly land on the water before or the fish come and take the fly. WOW!

Playing golf is a whole different deal – I'm almost having to re-learn how to do it. The hole looks bigger than it ever did before, so all my putts were short at first. But you know, my game now is actually getting better because I can finally see what I'm trying to do.

And it's cool to get to wear goggles when I'm riding my motorcycle instead of just my glasses – they were so thick, goggles wouldn't fit over them.

I could go on forever, this is just so terrific. I can read the words on the TV screen. I can see!

Oh, one more thing... I knew Dr. Paul Wright when we were both in high school and I've always had the greatest respect for him. You could tell what a great person he was going to be way back when. He's someone I literally trusted my eyes to, and he really came through for me.

I'm one of those people who has wanted to do this for years, but my corneas were too thin for the traditional "sharp blade" LASIK. So IntraLASIK is a big miracle for me. I'm not sorry at all that I did it... not one little bit!

I can see the wrinkles in the curtain across the room – I can see the patterns in glass. I can read a clock in a hallway at 75 feet. I can see! I can see!
Name: Deb Wallace
Occupation: Secretary
Activities: hiking, walking, working in the yard-especially with flowers

First, I want to say that I'm not the kind of person who endorses things just for the heck of it. In fact, I've never done this type of thing before. But I just want everybody to know how liberating this decision has been for me! It's so wonderful not to be handicapped with glasses or contacts, and it was such an easy, safe and painless experience, I just thought, if I can help even one person make the decision to do this and to feel as great as I do now, it's so worth doing!

Before my IntraLASIK correction, I was so nearsighted and astigmatic, my eye doctor said I was basically "legally blind". Plus, because of my age, I needed reading glasses even if I wore contacts.

I've been wanting to have LASIK surgery for years, but my eye doctor always suggested I should wait because the technology was getting better, safer and more precise.

Because of my lifestyle, I've never liked wearing glasses. They're such a hassle. They slip down my nose, hurt my ears and just get in my way. What I needed was bifocal contacts but my eyes were so bad I couldn't be fitted for them.

Then one day my eye doctor told me, "you know, there's a new kind of LASIK vision correction that's safe enough that I feel comfortable recommending it." With my husband's encouragement, I decided to do it and WOW! In a matter of minutes, my eyes were fixed! There was no pain whatsoever, and the people at Slingsby & Wright were so great the way they helped me relax and made me feel safe.

I just can't tell you how amazing it is to get up in the morning or the middle of the night and just be able to see! It's something you can't really explain – but once you experience it, you realize how handicapped you were before!

So if anyone wants to talk to me about Dr. Wright or IntraLASIK, that's just fine! Here's my email address: debbie.wallace@state.sd.us
Name: Sherry Frease
Occupation: Teacher
Activities: running after my kids and going to all their sports activities

My sister is the one who really got me started on this LASIK idea. She had it done before there was such a thing as IntraLASIK and was really happy about it. I started checking into it and was a little concerned – who should I have do it... what's the best kind of equipment... and all that. I was kind of shopping around when I heard an ad on the radio about Dr. Wright and IntraLASIK. No sharp blade, safer and more precise, and how Dr. Wright is the only one in the area who can do it.

So I just went right in and got a free evaluation. I didn't do the seminar thing because I already knew a lot about LASIK from my sister.

The people at Slingsby & Wright were just so welcoming and made me feel so comfortable. They were so friendly and open... it was almost like they were having the surgery and wanted everything to be perfect.... the way they would want it for themselves. They let me ask all my "dumb" questions (they told me that when it comes to your eyes there are no dumb questions) and in a very calm, pleasant way, told me all about what to expect.

When I went in for the procedure, it was the same way. They just sat right there with me, visiting, until it was time to do it. Even when it was happening it was still more like sitting there talking to a friend than like having surgery. It was so quick and easy I couldn't believe it, and it's so unreal not to have to wear glasses anymore!