A year ago I had LASIK done one both my eyes; one near-sighted, one far-sighted. The former took very well to the surgery, the latter did not. I had an enhancement done on it, but my sight is still blurry and there are massive halos around everything at night. I've been told it is because of my large pupils. What can I do to fix this problem? Why did it only happen in my far-sighted eye? My doctor seems very nonchalant about it and I am having a very hard time and would like to not used drops.
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Dryness is common following LASIK surgery. It commonly lasts for 3 months and then generally returns to a level similar to before LASIK surgery. Some patients feel it is actually better following LASIK (particularly if they wore contact lenses a lot). Others feel there eyes are...
You need to take drops for a few months after PRK to prevent scarring, if you stop them too soon you may scar
i would not perform a PRK in 2013 btw, i stopped performing PRK in 1999 when i switched my surface ablation procedure of choice to LASEK and epiLASEK, which like PRK can treat thin...
Both of the lasik systems that you list are excellent. I would not base my opinion on which of these systems are being used. Rather, I would recommend that you look into the reputation of the doctor. This is by far the most important aspect.