Dear notworth, Thank you for your clinical post and sorry to hear of your symptoms following your laser treatment. In general, the Fraxel duel or any fractional tightening or resurfacing device or even radio frequency energy system when performed near the eye will rarely, if ever, cause eye irritation that would be prolonged and permanent. However, if the laser light or energy was to have struck your cornea there could be corneal irritation and damage. There certainly could be some swelling and edema in the tissue that impedes somewhat tear film being passed across the globe and exiting by the inner aspect of the eye and occasionally the post-op skin care regime can cause irritation to the eyes. Now that you’re 2 months following the treatment these symptoms should be abating and improving. You didn’t mention if there is any visual acuity, abnormalities, double vision or blurriness, but these would be additional symptoms that one should be concerned about. As you live in Toronto there are some excellent ophthalmologists and I would recommend seeing an ophthalmologist to analyze all aspects of your eye, measure your tear film production and ensure that there’s been no physiologic or anatomical derangement following your laser therapy. I suspect your symptoms will improve over time and drops that improve the tear film quantity may be helpful in the short-term. Seeing an ophthalmologist would be paramount to ensure there’s no damage that could cause ongoing visual abnormality. I have been performing cosmetic plastic surgery for over 20 years and have over 40 or 50 cosmetic lasers in my centre and these kinds of symptoms do rarely occur, but have always abated, improved and resolved. I hope this information has been of some assistance and best of luck. For more information, please review the link below. R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D. Certified Plastic Surgeon Yorkville, Toronto