Dear Nuka
After you have lasik you'll be taking the glasses off. So you will see better and it is only natural to want to look better as well.
Lasik is know to increase dry eye symptoms. This occurs because when the outer layers of the cornea are lifted to form the flap needed to perform the laser reshaping of the cornea, sensory nerves are cut.
The flap is repositioned after the procedure. However, it takes some time for these nerves to regrow. Before this takes place, there is less drive to blink the eyes and increased dry eye symptoms.
Eyelid surgery also increases dry eye. Depending on how aggressive surgery is, many of the factors that cause dry eye never resolve. However, dry eye symptoms will be at their worst for a couple of months after eyelid surgery and then generally settle down.
I generally recommend that the lasik surgery be performed first. Conservatively, eyelid surgery should not be performed for at least a couple of months after the lasik assuming that everything is stable and the eyes are doing well.
Dr. Steinsapir
