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Why do my eyes still hurt after 3 months of having lasik eye surgery?

GzbogiFeb 26, 2019
It wakes me up in the middle of the night it hurts so bad & then it will hurt all the next day. It feels like they are bruised rather than them just being dry or itchy.

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Dr. Ahad Mahootchi, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on Mar 14, 2019
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