What a bummer, I was under the impression that because I wasn’t too old and in reasonably good health that I would have no problems getting the treatment I wanted. I spent the last few weeks researching all of the available options to find the absolute best center to get Lasik in Washington only to find that it was all a big waste of my time. I didn’t realize that there were so many things involved in determining whether or not someone was a good candidate for the procedure. Apparently I have two strikes against me – firstly I’m a diabetic, and secondly my eyeglass prescription has changed in the last year. During a consultation at the eye care center I had selected, I filled out a standard questionnaire, on which I listed the fact that I had diabetes and the fact that my prescription had change recently. The doctor informed me that, though these conditions didn’t necessarily mean that I wouldn’t be able to get the surgery, he wanted to see the results of a full eye exam from my optometrist and the results of a physical from my regular doctor. I was momentarily disappointed, but figured that there was still a chance I would get the operation. My diabetes is well under control, so that didn’t end up being of much concern, but my eye exam revealed that my vision wasn’t stabilized enough for the procedure. They told me that this doesn’t necessarily mean that I can never get the surgery, just that I’ll be stuck with the glasses for the foreseeable future.