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It is not true. Most (I never say all) people who have Lasik and then want to wear soft contacts can certainly do so. Of course, it is a rare person who needs to wear contacts afterwards. If your eyes do change in the future, then a touchup Lasik is possible.
Nope. Not true at all. Soft contact lenses would remain an option although some adjustments in the curvature of the lenses would need to be made.
Head trauma might be cause of your difficulty switching from near to far, which would not be fixable with repeat Lasik. Of course, there are other possibilities. I would recommend that you see a Lasik doctor for an evaluation.
Do yourself and see a surgeon who actually finished a fellowship in cornea/refractive surgery, it doesn't sound like these guys did as it is pretty obvious you are undercorrected and might need an enhancement, plus dry eyes so you probably should have already received punctal plugs and restasis...
You should be ok your flap can only move if you are within the 1st 3 days, if you had a PRK or LASEK you wouldn't have to worry about anything as there is no flap to dislodge:)
You can use these drops, they are just an OTC vasoconstrictor like Visine, but don't overuse them or they will stop working and you will get "rebound hyperemia" which is more redness after the vasoconstrictor wears off so your blood vessels dilate even more than normal
From your symptoms, it sounds like you are suffering from dry eyes. It is likely that the climate change from your move is affecting your eyes and vision. I would recommend that you use preservative free artificial tears every 3-4 hours. You can also consider taking omega 3 fish oil su...
Based solely on your corneal thickness and prescription, you would not be a good candidate for LASIK or PRK. The amount of tissue removed by the laser would leave your corneas too thin and at risk for serious complications. You may want to look at other surgical options such as refractive l...
