Lasik Answers

admin answers:

I had PRK laser correction surgery on my eyes back in 2006 and 2007. When I went in for my consult with the surgeon, he told me that my best option was to have PRK instead of LASIK due to my high astigmatism, and he was reluctant to do that, I suppose I was lucky to get it while in the Navy.

So anyways, like I said, I had the surgery twice, after the first time my eyesight improved to 20/15 in my left eye and 20/70 in my right eye. The surgeon told me that he apparently under-treated my right eye, something about the time span from the laser hitting my eye after the solution he layered over my eye. What I gathered was he was playing it safe since after all, I had terrible vision.

I went back six months later and had my right eye retreated, by the Navy of course, for free. Everything after that was great, my vision in my right eye improved to 20/20 and I am satisfied customer two years later.

Bottom line is, you should weigh your options on both LASIK and PRK, the pros for LASIK is that it is a quicker recovery after surgery, but the cons are that it leaves permanent flaps in your corneas, which could become dislodged and “unflapped” with the right contact to the eye(s) which is dangerous. The pros for PRK is that there is no flap, it is the best surgery for astigmatism eyesight, and you get longer convalescent leave for it from the military (7 days).The cons are that it takes longer to recover from surgery and for you to have the optimal eyesight you desire (up to six months).

I hope this answers your question.

admin answers:

Definitely not,but be careful while undergoing such a surgery,because the topology of your cornea needs to get assessed by a good and more by a honest doctor,not some one who does anything for the greed of money,because you are gonna play with your eye,your vision, and talk to your doctor about the possible risks involved in this process.
Are you so obsessed with a pilot’s profession, as far as me, I would not take such a risk.

admin answers:

There is no problem about your lasik surgery. You have said that it was already 3 years ago, and you are too busy enough about using your eyes again. Lasik cannot provide you an automated effect to cure your eyes every time you use them. Once you have the surgery, your eyes will be normalized but it cannot do so again if your eyes will have a problem because of stress. The surgery has only its first-term effect.

There is no difference either you use UV glasses or not because your vision will remain the same as how you can see as you didn’t wear your glasses.

You must again wear eye glasses or contacts to correct your vision and to stop further damage of your eyes. It is not safe to take lasik one again ,so you have no other option.
Hope this will help.

admin answers:

Wouldn’t be DLK unless you had the corresponding decrease in visual acuity. With the light sensitivity, there definitely could be some low- or mid-grade inflammation, though the nature of that inflammation would be impossible to diagnose w/o an exam.

I recommend seeking the help of an optometrist or ophthalmologist to truly diagnose the issue. In the meantime, try a drop called, “Blink” (not for contacts). It’s new, a little gooey, so it sticks around longer than some other artificial tears. It’s similar in viscosity to restasis.

FYI–Restasis only works (typically) for ONE of the SIX disease states of “dry eye syndrome.”

One option: make a “follow-up” appointment with your LASIK surgeon. Often, if you chose a decent surgeon, they will help you out with this issue at no cost. Chances are, you may be looking at a little bit of time on a mild steroid drop (which hopefully they could give you a sample of).

admin answers:

The doctor wants to make sure your eyes are stable before doing lasik, which usually happens in the early 20′s. This was a helpful article about the procedure.