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Lasik Enhancement: Still Seeing Starbursting off Lights
I had my lasik enhancement a week ago today. I'm still seeing the starbursting off lights at night and halos. What could still be causing this? My pupil is close to 8mm give or take and the optical zone used was 6.5mm, 1.25mm transition, and blend to 9mm. Any suggestions or ideas?
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firefighter76651
in Italy, Texas
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Haloes and star bursting after LASIK enhancement
This is usually just due to typical healing phenomena. There is microscopic swelling in the corneal flap and it has to abate before optical aberrations go away for good. Of course there are also issues which are rare that can lead to persistent glare and haloing, but it is far too early to be worrying about those, which include flap aberrations and corneal epithelial ingrowth. Pupil size has nothing to do with this. Many studies have refuted that pupil size...
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Often Starbursts after LASIK will disappear over time
Be patient. Often these symptoms will disappear over time. If it’s only been a week, waiting is the best thing you can do.
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