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Why do I still have a feeling of sand in both my eyes 6 weeks post-op?

vkumar90Oct 20, 2018
It's has been 6 weeks of my Lasik. But still feeling some sand in my both the eyes & left eye improvement is not as right

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Dr. Jay Bansal, MD
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Answered on Feb 20, 2019
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Dr. Ahad Mahootchi, MD
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on Oct 21, 2018
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