Relex Smile did not treat astigmatism. Will it heal somehow?

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I had my Relex Smile surgery 8 days ago (-1.7D both eyes). 1 or 2 days after surgery everything went well - I was even amazed how good I could see in the far distance. It seemed it corrected my vision to 0D. However from third day post surgery my vision got worsen. Now I have little bit double vision in my right eye. I used to have astigmatism on this eye -0.5CYL and now it seems it's back. My left eye is better (pre-surgery -0.25CYL) but not so clear as before. Will it heal somehow?

Andrew Caster, MD · Answer

Relex Smile typically heals considerably slower than Lasik. With my Lasik patients, I tell them not to reach any conclusions about the final vision for three months, so I think it is way too early to reach any conclusions about your final result. Some of my Relex Smile patients have taken longer than 3 months to reach the final level of vision.

Dante Buonsanti, MD · Answer

You should see your doctor, the blurriness or double vision could be caused by dry eye, infection, etc its really important in the post op to tell your doctor about every symptom

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