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If your eye does not hurt, is not red, and your vision is good, you have no need to be concerned. But be careful going forward! If your son is quick to poke, wear a light tinted pair of sunglasses when around him to protect your eyes for the first few weeks.
Certainly if you get a finger to eye this soon after lasik it can have serious effects like lifting or wrinkling the flap. However, if you are not having any pain and the vision is good then it is unlikely that your son has caused serious damage to your Lasik flap. If any pain returns, you have yellow or green discharge, or if the vision is diminished then you ought to get in to see your surgeon asap otherwise continue your drops and go to your scheduled follow up appointments. I think it is not a bad idea to call your eye doctor just to let he or she know what happened.
Visual recovery after RELEX surgery can take much longer than LASIK surgery so your symptoms are not surprising and should clear with further healing.
It takes more than a few days for your vision to stabilize following LASIK. In fact it can take up to three months for full visual stabilization. I urge you to be patient and allow your eyes to heal. Note that some patients who see 20/20 the day after surgery end up needing a touchup, and some...
As you know, your corneas are extremely thin. Patients with thin corneas present an increased risk for the postoperative complication known as ectasia, or destabilization of the structure of the cornea. Your prescription is mild, and does not require much corneal tissue to be removed (which...
