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How Long Does It Take for the Average Person to Recover from Seeing Ghosting Following Lasik Eye Surgery?
asked 10 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Emil Chynn, MD
Question viewed 208 times
Tags: ghosting, long-lasting, long-term, longevity, recovery, vision
When should a patient be concerned that ghosting is occuring for too many days?
1 answer to How Long Does It Take for the Average Person to Recover from Seeing Ghosting Following Lasik Eye Surgery?
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Ghosting after LASIK LASEK
GhostIng after LASIK is often due to flap wrinkles These can be masked over time by the epithelium growing over the flap This process normally takes about a month If you have ghost images or diplopia months after LASIK It's not going to resolve and you're going to need treatment This can be quite involved I used to have to lift and smooth wrinkled flaps Use hypotonic saline to swell the flap Stretch out the wrinkles And sew the flap back down This problem is more common After very...
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