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25 days Post-op Lasik. Is it normal to have pain behind the eye?

gelliemayAug 17, 2018
I had lasik surgery plus cross linking done 25 days ago. OD: -12.00 OS: -11.00. After surgery results were: OD: 20/25. OS: 20/25. OU: 20/20. My concern now is I have dull pain behind my right eye. And I have a constant headache on my right side of the head. My right eye feels drier than my left. I also feel nauseous at times. I feel some discomfort on my right eye as well.

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Dr. Ahad Mahootchi, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on Nov 10, 2018
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It isn't likely to be an issue. But in the rare case where you might, you have to consider you won't be around the surgeons who did the surgery when you return home.

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