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Seeing rainbow glare as a line of color above and below bright light after femto LASIK with -7.5, should I be worried?

asmi_blrNov 5, 2018
It’s been 2 weeks now after I had femto LASIK...i had -7.5 ,......m seeing line of rainbow above and below bright light . I need to know if anyone had similar problem and was rectified with time and in how much . Please help reqlly tensed, as my surgeon didn't reply satishfactorily...

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