Laser Eyes

In a bit of a deviation from my usual tech posts, I had laser eye surgery last week and this is a quick summary of how it went and what to expect if you're thinking of getting it done.

I was very shortsighted in both eyes (-3.5), previously I'd worn contacts or glasses, but not liked the hassle of either. The price of standard lasik surgery at Optical Express works out about the same as 15 years of contacts, so seemed like a worthwhile investment (or at least that was how I justified it).

The surgery is a surreal experience but nowhere near as bad as I expected, I barely felt a thing after the initial anaesthetic drops (which is only a mild sting). The eyes feel sore for a few hours but not painful, and after the first day it's just a slight dryness.

My vision seemed great immediately after the surgery and by the evening I could see as well as I could with contacts. After a day or two my vision was even better than that.

I couldn't be more impressed with how easy and effective the surgery is, and would definitely recommend it. There are risks involved, and results aren't always perfect, but I think it's well worth taking the chance.

New Website

I just launched a complete redesign for my portfolio site at www.marklunney.com.

The aim of the site is to help promote my HTML5 web app work, so the site itself is designed to look more like an app than a traditional website. To maintain compatibility with older browsers, the site doesn't rely on HTML5, mostly being powered by jQuery and the wonderful Isotope library.

Have a look and let me know what you think, I'm not sure how people will take to the very non-standard design, but I think it suits my work better than my old site did. Suggestions for improvements are welcome.