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If Dry Eyes Still Persist, What Could Have Happened During Lasik to Cause It?

Should I try a different kind of eye drop if my dry eyes are still a problem 4 months after Lasik? Are my eyes still healing, is that why they are dry? Is something else causing the dry eyes this long after surgery?

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Dry eyes after incisional surgery like LASIK or IntraLase

Everybody gets at least some degree of dry eyes after any type of incisional refractive surgery, such as LASIK or IntraLase. the reason is that when i cut a corneal flap, i also cut your corneal nerves. this causes dry eyes for 2 reasons. first, the nerves actually secrete special substances that prevent dry eyes. second, your eye is then relatively anesthetic because you're missing most of the nerves, and they never grow back fully, so your blink rate decreases. we have done studies on... more

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