Can laser resurfacing cause long-term eye vision loss?

Thank you for your question.Laser procedure can have risks related to the eyes but in the case of resurfacing, we would expect the effects to be fairly immediate after the procedure.Eye protection is essential in laser procedures but what you describe is likely to be totally unrelated to your procedure. The fact that you have noticed the visual problems starting after the procedure is more likely coincidence but evaluation by your eye care professional certainly is reasonable.I hope your results from your resurfacing are good and that your vision stabilizes. Unfortunately, loss of near vision over time can be a part of normal eye aging.Good luck!

Thank you for your question. I assume you were wearing protective eye wear during your laser tightening procedure as this is the standard of care. Given the time course of your loss of visual acuity it would not appear to be related to your facial laser treatment. This would be a more immediate problem and would be associated with scarring on fundoscopic exam by your eye doctor. This is most likely age related and will likely continue to deteriorate as you age.I hope this was helpful - Dr. Moore.