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Nearsighted blurriness after LASEK. Is this normal?

Daniel_MitchesonFeb 18, 2018
I had Lasek eye surgery done on 13/02/18 and got my contacts removed on 16/02/18 and my far sighted vision is still blurry but it’s getting there but my nearsighted vision is really blurry I can barely read my phone, is that notmal,

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Dr. Ahad Mahootchi, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on Aug 8, 2018
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