Is this a sign that i may have long term side effects from lasik or is it normal?Dennise
I went in for my consultation for Lasik, and the doctor said before I have Lasik I need to add these drops to my eyes frequently for about 2 weeks because my right eye is dry. Then I will come back and see if they got better, and then that's when they will schedule me for the surgery. I'm scared to get it done now because of the stories I've been hearing about severe dry eye after Lasik.
Antonette
I would be cautious in regard to having LASIK done if you have chronic dry eye now without having had LASIK. Post op dryness can be a particularly frustrating and even debilitating consequence of LASIK. This can even happen with people who have had no problems with dryness before LASIK. The chances of you having significant dryness issues after LASIK are MUCH higher if you already are having some dryness now. There are ways to manage post op dryness but in some patients these management options are not very succesful. The GREAT majority of my LASIK patients are VERY happy with their results. I will tell you though that the very few patients who have long term chronic post op dryness are VERY unhappy patients. So just go into this with your eyes open (figuratively speaking) and realize that you definitely have a higher risk of unmanageable dryness because of your current dryness.
Eilene
well my friend did a laser (not lasik) eye surgery and it came out just fine... you see i dont wanna push u into doin somethin but im just gonna tell u i know many ppl that will perform eye surgery (either asik or laser) and theyre not scared in the bit... i dont wanna handle such responsibility on u (specially u who id ont know!) but dont worry usually mistakes only happen when the doctor does somethin wrong... if u trust ur doctor then u can trust alright
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