I'm 45 years old. I started wearing soft contacts at age 12 always with chronic dry eyes, had first lasik surgery at 27 and again at age 30. Everything is now fuzzy but really blurry after dusk. My eyes are still extremely dry and sometimes itchy and I'm always squinting and have to drive with the map light on in my vehicle after dark to help me focus a little. Can I comfortably wear soft contacts again or can the surgery be re-enhanced again with a third surgery?
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It’s true that you need to be very careful about eye rubbing after surgery, but it’s unlikely that you caused any major damage to the flap 3 weeks out. You would have far more eye pain if the flap sustained any real damage from the rub. That said, any time you think you injure your eye it’...
It is not uncommon for dryness to be present during LASIK healing. Since Lotemax and Xiidra helped the vision and your doctor states there is no leftover prescription, most likely dryness is causing blur. Keep up with the dry eye treatments that were recommended to you. You can also try Omeg...