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Day 2 of post-Lasik and woke up this morning with red slightly irritated eyes. Should I be concerned?

alexng83Feb 4, 2018
Day 2 post op and I woke up this morning with red eyes on both. It felt irritated and dry.I was prescribe antibotics, anti-inflammatory, and lubricating drops to use 4x a day. It was alarming to wake up with my eyes red especially since I slept great and there was no issue the morning before. After placing doing my drops my eyes are looking better a few hrs later. Is this normal for me to wake up escpecially on day 2 with red eyes? Is this dry eyes that I am experiencing?

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Dr. Jay Bansal, MD
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Answered on Feb 15, 2018
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