I never had issues with my eyes hurting. After PRK on 01/28/15, still experiencing experience burning, blurriness and dryness.

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From trying to rinse my face with ONLY water, even the slight fingers going over my eyes hurts. I cannot wear any make-up without crying from it burning my eyes. I am freaking out and feel like my vision is getting worse. I have to use gel drops at night and drops during the day. Is there hope? Will this go away? Are my eyes still healing?

Mazin Yaldo, MD · Answer

It is likely that the burning and blurriness you are
experiencing is from dryness, which is a frequent side effect of LASIK and PRK
(more common with LASIK, actually). 
Fortunately, it is usually temporary, though it can last several months
as the eyes heal, and can be quite annoying.  Frequent use of tears and night lubricating gels/ointments
are very helpful.  For severe cases,
punctum plugs and/or Restasis eyedrops can be used.  Although possible, it is very uncommon for the dryness to be
permanent following PRK.

Martin L. Fox, MD · Answer

Experiencing dry eye issues is not at all unusual after laser vision correction--in fact we expect all patients to experience it over the first two months after surgery. These symptoms usually abate, however, can linger in some patients comprising around 1% of laser patients. Dry eye symptoms are often improved with a medication called Restasis as well as with installation of punctual plugs to partially block tear run off. As always, these are issues that need to be discussed with your surgeon.

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