Overcorrected LASIK is only 1 eye, is this right?

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I recently had lasik eye surgery and it turns out one of my eyes has been overcorrected. My original prescription was -5.00 in both eyes. My right eye is now showing a perfect 20/20 vision. My left eye is showing I’m now +3.75. This doesn’t seem right, can one eye really be overcorrected this much? I’m afraid my doc made a mistake. He said he can fix it but I’m nervous about letting him do surgery again. Please advise...

Andrew Caster, MD · Answer

It is very unusual to have this much of an overcorrection. I would first wait a month or two to make sure that this is not just a temporary overcorrection; you can wear a contact lens in the meantime for better vision. If it is a true non-temporary overcorrection, then a touch-up should solve the problem. Regarding your trust of your doctor, you need to discuss why this happened. Most of the time we do not know why overcorrections happen, but it is possible that there was an error in the data entry to the laser.

Ahad Mahootchi, MD · Answer

I agree with Dr. Castor. That much over-correction is very unusual. Waiting for a few weeks and rechecking is good idea as you need to know if the over-correction is real.You doctor will need to find out how and why it happened. Also, you need to be sure there isn't something wrong with some other part of the eye.

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