Whats it like to get a needle in the eyeball?
I’ve not had a needle to eyeball–yet–but I have had laser eye surgery at least three times for retinal tears. I won’t lie–it was an extremely uncomfortable procedure. I am not sure if what would be done to your girlfriend would be similiar but in my case, there are drops put into your eyes to dilate and I believe numb the eye. The procedure is done in a pitch dark room. The laser goes in through the pupil, and it’s astonishingly bright (no surprise), but you’re not supposed to look at it, but beyond it. If one is claustraphobic, I imagine the experience would be worse. There is pain, but not intense, when the laser touches the retina (I think–the back of the eye, anyway). In my case, they were sealing up tears and also trying to create scar tissue to make the area stronger. It’s quite uncomfortable, not because the pain is great, but because of the darkness, the intense light, the pinprick sensations, and being immobile. I’ve also had a surgery where the eye was frozen to seal/scar
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