Dean Dornic, MD

Floaters are lumps in the vitreous (the gel like filling of the eye).  They can be indicative of a serious eye problem like bleeding in the eye and retinal tears.  Because of this, patients who notice the onset of new floaters should see an eye doctor promptly to evaluate.  Eye drops stay on the surface of the eye and cannot cause floaters.

There are many reasons why a patient may trouble reading distant signs.  Dry eyes may be one reason.  There may also be a small refractive error (such as astigmatism).  Ask why you are having trouble.  Try to stay open and positive. Are there other measures needed to improve your dry eyes? Would a low powered eyeglass prescription help you to read signs when you are traveling in unfamiliar areas?  This might be a reasonable solution and, in some cases, preferable to an enhancement procedure when your result is close to, but not quite, "perfect".  If you are not satisfied with the answers to these questions then, of course, there is nothing wrong with a second opinion.

It is common for farsighted patients to be over corrected after their procedure and therefore have some difficulty with their distance vision.  The description about being blurry beyond a foot, however, seems extreme and I don't see how you can be expected to function.  Please see your surgeon and ask if he can temporarily put you in some soft contacts or eyeglasses during your recovery.Dry eyes are also a common, temporary problem during recovery and if lubricating eye drops are not sufficient to keep you comfortable, your surgeon can help with other measures.

Your prescription is less than ideal for LASIK.  Consider Phakic IOL's (implantable lenses: Visian, Verisyse etc).  The quality of vision is better with implantable lenses for very high prescriptions.

I assume your doctor is concerned about infection.  Because the water is boiled and therefore sterile, I have no such restriction although I do not allow hot tubs/swimming for 3 weeks after LASIK.