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Can a camera flash damage your eyes two days after Lasik?

April 4, 2018
Asked By:elise2018 in Franklin, NC

I had Lasik on Friday and Sunday evening my sister accidentally took a family photo using an iPhone with flash. Since then I’ve had flashes in my left eye, which has always had a larger pupil than my right eye. It feels the way your eyes usually feel immediately after taking a photo with flash, but this has now been going on for two days. Could the flash have caused damage to my eye? Will it get better?

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April 9, 2018

Answer: No evidence that LASIK makes you more susceptible to flash injury.

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Ahad Mahootchi, MD
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April 9, 2018

Answer: No evidence that LASIK makes you more susceptible to flash injury.

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Ahad Mahootchi, MD

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