Bright surfaces and lights cause ghosting and glare in left eye. Right eye is great. What do you recommend I do?

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Lasik was done 12 days ago. There’s ghosting and glare in the left eye caused by bright surfaces and lights (worst at night or indoors), and I see ghosts of lights as triangles, especially at night. I also noticed that if I cover the top part of my left eye, the glare goes away and my left eye becomes sharper. Doc said there are no wrinkles in the flap and that I just need to give it time to heal. Again, this is just the left eye. Right eye is great, no glare. Thoughts?

Jay Bansal, MD · Answer

It is still early in your healing process. Glare at night is common during LASIK recovery. Each eye may heal at a different rate. In the mean time, I recommend keeping your eyes hydrated with preservative free artificial tears because dryness may exacerbate glare.

Joseph W. King, MD · Answer

It is common for glare to be present while the eyes are healing.  One eye can have symptoms while the other does not.  The healing time is around 12 weeks post-surgery that you can expect some symptoms without being concerned about a long term effect.

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Bright surfaces and lights cause ghosting and glare in left eye. Right eye is great. What do you recommend I do?

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