Lasik Answers

admin answers:

My eyes were a little bit dry for around a month or so after surgery. I would really try and make sure you get those drops in just as often as possible because I really think it helps.

As far as keeping them moist at work, there’s a product that I’ve seen on TV that is a mist for your eyes. See the link below. It looks like something that you could apply throughout the day a whole lot quicker and easier than drops.

If you have a window in your classroom, you might want to open it up to raise the humidity in the room.

Hope this helps and good luck. I been loving my Lasik eyes for almost a year now!

admin answers:

I have had laser surgery done and I also work at the ophthalmologist’s office where I had it done. You would have to have an evaluation to see if you are a candidate for surgery because it depends on the corneal thickness and what your prescription is. It is a very good surgery and I would recommend it to anyone. There are actually two different types of surgery. The Lasik is where you cut a flap in the cornea and laser underneath. The recovery time for this is only about 4-5 hours and the vision is pretty much immediately good. If your corneas are thin or you have dry eyes, the second option is called ASA. It’s basically the same procedure except that the laser is done on the surface of the cornea. The recovery for this is 2-5 days because you have to give your corneas time to replace the cells that were removed. Also, since it’s on the surface, it takes more time for the vision to come around. This is actually the safest, older version of laser surgery. Both are very good options. One thing, if you get Lasik, make sure the doctor does Intralase instead of a mechanical laser because the mechanical laser has a much higher rate of complications. You are awake for the surgery but you do not feel anything because they numb your whole eyeball. They also usually give you a relaxer so you’re not nervous. The price can range from approx. $2000-2600 per eye depending on the procedure. Since you wear contacts, you will need to have them out for a certain amount of time before the measurements can be done. This is because contacts slightly change the shape of your eye. If you wear hard contacts they change the shape a lot more so it will need to be much more time out of contacts.

admin answers:

Lasik is often more of a six month process than a 20 Minute Miracle. Your eyes have just had microsurgery. They are healing. It is reasonable to expect some fluctuation in vision quality, etc., even differences with your own two eyes.

Http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik.htm

It is very early in the process and your problems may resolve with healing. There are several patients on our organization’s bulletin board that had similar initial response that eventually resolved. You may want to read their posts and compare notes.

Http://www.usaeyes.org/ask-lasik-expert/

admin answers:

Your doctor is exactly right. It usually takes a few weeks to a few months for the eyes to “even out” after the surgery. My vision was 20/15 right after lasik (from numbers off the chart, greater than 20/400) and stayed the same, while my fiance’s vision was about 20/40 after surgery and improved to about 20/30 within a couple months.
20/40 vision is still very good (although depending on your occupation, you may need 20/20…), and doesn’t require glasses, which is the point of the surgery anyway, isn’t it? Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about it yet, give it time to improve and even out. Good luck!

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Http://icondenver.com. You might try this one.