Did you have any Lasik complications like halos or hazing?

I'm sure you have done your surgery since and i hope it went well. My husband just had PRK in the beginning of December '07 and he's VERY happy with the results. The first two months were kinda "hard" on him coz he had blurry vision from time to time and he was very inpatient. He's now over 3 months post-op and haven't had any vision problems in a while and his eyes are 20/15 now, while before it was almost off the chart both eyes were so bad. He went with PRK instead of the Lasik because he's doing martial arts and the dr suggested him to go that route but we've talked to several people since and they said with these days technology it wouldn't have mattered. PRK's recovery time is considerably longer than Lasik, he couldn't really do anything for several days, he was bored to tears... but now it's all in the past and he's one happy guy!

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Dear BluEyes The experience of your husband is quite typical. What patients tend to forget is that this a medical procedure and healing can take time. Everyone heals a little differently, some faster, some slower. In our hectic pace of life, sometimes, we as patients and doctors, should remember our mother's tales, "eat right, sleep well, have a positive attitude and be patient". Your husband has had a very typical experience of PRK which is why performing these procedures is very gratifying! To be able to give patients vision and see more than the big "E" is truly a miracle! Congratulations on guiding him!

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Dear BluEyes It is fantastic that your husband has healed beautifully and can now see perfectly and you assisted in guiding him during the healing process. His experience is normal and can be attributed to the normal healing of one's eyes. Enjoy his clear vision and cherish his Clear View of the world! Dr. Feldman

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My husband had lasik 2 weeks ago yesterday. His left eye has healed with no problems at all. He says that a "film" has been present in his right eye ever since the surgery. His vision, however in that eye is 20/25 as of his check up yesterday. He is frustrated, but I try to tell him to be patient. I'm not sure if this film is the same haze to with is referred to in these posts, and if so, is it something that could be addressed in a further enhancement surgery? Thanks.

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Dear Julie LASIK is a surgical procedure and thus, as you suggested to your husband needs to heal. Many patients report that the vision may be hazy or fuzzy and feel like wearing a dirty contact lens. There are many reasons for this vision such as a swelling of the front surface, a small prescription still left, dryness, to name a few. An enhancement may be possible should healing not address the issue and his prescription is large enough....Also, it takes time for the brain to adjust to the dramatic difference before the LASIK. Please encourage your husband to be patient, or to see or call his doctor if he is discouraged. Let him know "patience" is important. Dr. Feldman

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Julie, I had PRK - Lasik surgery in the fall of 2006. I thought I had ruined my vision as I had a film like sensation in the right eye for the longest time. What I found is that my vision would "pop" one step further along in healing as time went on. My vision and how my eyes felt improved in increments. My girlfriend who is 10 years younger had an almost immediate recovery. It took me over a year and a half before my vision seemed to be really stable. The blurred or filmy type experience seemed to correlate directly to how hard I was working my vision and how dry my eyes were. It was my ability to read small print that took the longest to return and its not quite where it was before I did the laser eye surgery. Your husband's vision will get progressively better. His eyes just need time to heal. Allison

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Dear Julie Allison's comments elucidate the nature of our individual healing responses. A tincture of time is often the best medicine prescribed along with patience and reassurance. Thank you Allison for your comments.

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Hello! It's been eight days since I had my LASIK operation on both eyes. My right eye is almost perfect but my left eye is very hazy (of course the haziness increases at night). Sometimes the haziness decreases but it's always there. My doctor says there's nothing wrong with both eyes. Do I have to worry? How much time does my eye need to be normal? will the haziness ever go?

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I had LASIK on both eyes at a well-known clinic in the Irvine, CA, area. While my vision was fully corrected after surgery, over time the correction "slipped" so I went back. The doctor who checked me was rather sarcastic and denied that the correction slipped, but wrote me a prescription for glasses (within months post-surgery, not happy). As the months passed, my eyesight grew progressively worse. The clinic told me I just needed to use artificial tears more often - same theory as a dirty windshield. I finally went back in and a different doctor said my correction has slipped "IF I was telling the truth" and that an enhancement was required. I had the enhancement, the correction did not hold, and I now have horrible dry eyes and have plugs in my tear ducts and use restasis. I don't know what else to say about it except that I was never told I had a dry eye problem, nor was I warned about the possibility that the correction would not take.

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