LASIK recovery vs regression?

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I had LASIK done 3 days ago. The day after the surgery, I went in for a follow up. The eye test said I had 20/20 vision. This morning I poked my left eye with the eye drop and since then my vision has been blurry on the left eye. I went in for an emergency appointment and the doctor said there was no damage done from the poke. But when they re-did my vision test, my left eye was 20/30. The doctor said my vision can fluctuate. Will my vision go back to 20/20? He also said my eyes are dry.

Emil William Chynn, MD, FACS, MBA · Answer

you probably had a small epithelial defect that will heal, you should take tears frequently and keep your eyes closedthere is a small chance you actually dislodged and wrinkled the flap, in which case you would need it lifted up again, smoothened out, and put back down, that would be done in the ORso ask your doctor which problem you had so you know what is going onthis is why i switched to LASEK from LASIK, as patients can poke their eyes months to years after LASIK and the flap can actually move or come back up or be torn off, whereas in LASEK there is no cutting so no flap made, so after if you poke yourself it cannot be a problem, so LASEK is safer always, and should be the procedure of choice for people who play martial or contact or extreme sports

Andrew Caster, MD · Answer

It is very common, even expected, that your vision during the first few weeks will vary from day to day, even minute to minute. This is often due to dryness. The dryness and the fluctuation get better as time goes on. So don't worry.

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