LASIK Post-OP EyeShields and Eye Rubbing?

There is no way you can get LASIK for that high an Rx, you would run out of tissue and it wouldn't be safe i agree w dr kameen that most surgeons would recommend an ICL for Rxs higher than -10 i am presenting the largest case series in the US of extreme prescriptions like yours next week...

I have used both systems and have found clinically no difference in my outcomes.  Both of them have similar safety profile.  If you find a surgeon that you are comfortable with, then don't let which is these two laser he uses dissuade you.  You will have the best of technologies...

 It depends.  In the early going after lasik, the refraction can change - sometimes dramatically.  So, you want to wait for 2 to 3 months to let things settle.  If you don't and are re-treated too soon, you may end up with an over-correction.  To answer whether or not...

This would depend on whether you are -7.50 (myopia or being near-sighted) or +7.50 (hyperopia or called far-sighted).  LASIK can treat myopia up to about -15.00 safely in patients with thick enough corneas.    If your corneas are thicker than 550 µm and you are otherwise ...

 If the goggles were displaced and your eye is dry, blurriness can ensure. When in doubt or if your symptoms persist, seek the care of an eye care professional to examine your eyes.  Many doctors close to you would still be willing to help you!

The question asked is very appropriate and resonates with me very well. I had Laser Vision Correction performed in 1995, when I was 38. As an Ophthalmologist, knowing full well what happens to our ability to read in our 40's, I opted for my dominant right eye to be treated 100%(giving me 20/20...