I had Lasik done about 3.5 weeks ago. My left eye is perfect but my right eye still has some blurriness. For the most part, its been blurry like that since I left the clinic after my surgery. What should I expect? Is the right eye blurriness going to remain like that? There is little fluctuation in that eye.
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There are several falacies regarding the lasers ability to correct astigmatism that carry over from our early days with Lasik and PRK in the 1990's. An astigmatism is, essentially, a minor warpage or uneven shape in the human cornea. As a result of the individual variation of this unevenness...
Ulcers and trauma to the cornea can sometimes form scars if they penetrate beyond the layers of the epithelium. These scars will most likely be permanent since the inner layers of the cornea do not recycle like the outer epithelial layer. These superficial scars are generally not a...
Depending upon the laser, the procedure could thin the cornea by about 12-16 microns per diopter of your prescription so a 7.5 diopter prescription might require 90-120 microns. Customized wavefront occasionally takes more tissue as well, again depending on the laser system in use. ...
