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3 Years post lasik
Hi all! Not much has changed since a year and a half ago. I'm currently on Restasis now for a year and it has helped me function at the computer for my job so most days I'm back to normal. My eye exam appointment last week showed no signs of dry eye damage so I take that as meaning the Restasis is working although I still use the gel at night in my right eye. It will dry to much at night and my eye lid will stick to my eyeball without it! I'm also smack in the middle of menopause as well which does not help dryness, in fact, I hear women get dry eyes after menopause so hard to say if mine will get worse later on in life or not. I do know the eye that had the most lasering done on it is the dryer eye so i know it is Lasik caused. Just don't want the dryness to get worse due to my aging.
On another note, my vision is still as good as it was a few months after Lasik. I do prefer to wear a cheap pair of glasses for night driving as the 20/30 eye and headlight glare does not make a good combination. During the day, I do not need glasses to see the computer or to drive, etc. If I want crystal clarity, I have that cheap pair of glasses and I opted to have my WileyX sunglasses fitted with prescription lenses just because it is nice to see perfectly in the outdoors.
Like I said in the past reviews, I probably would not have done it knowing the outcome was not 20/20 in both eyes and the dryness associated with it but I'm not depressed or angry or even sad as I went into it knowing mostly what I was doing could have repercussions. My Dr. tells me the Lasik scars are healed nicely and the cuts were very well done so I'm greatful I did not have any worse outcome. I'm an optimist at heart so I try an look at the good side of things and that is how I keep an upper hand on life! With Restasis and gel drops, I can function and who knows? Maybe in a few more years, I will be able stop using it but until then, I will put my sun glasses on and go enjoy the beautiful Idaho wilderness!
On another note, my vision is still as good as it was a few months after Lasik. I do prefer to wear a cheap pair of glasses for night driving as the 20/30 eye and headlight glare does not make a good combination. During the day, I do not need glasses to see the computer or to drive, etc. If I want crystal clarity, I have that cheap pair of glasses and I opted to have my WileyX sunglasses fitted with prescription lenses just because it is nice to see perfectly in the outdoors.
Like I said in the past reviews, I probably would not have done it knowing the outcome was not 20/20 in both eyes and the dryness associated with it but I'm not depressed or angry or even sad as I went into it knowing mostly what I was doing could have repercussions. My Dr. tells me the Lasik scars are healed nicely and the cuts were very well done so I'm greatful I did not have any worse outcome. I'm an optimist at heart so I try an look at the good side of things and that is how I keep an upper hand on life! With Restasis and gel drops, I can function and who knows? Maybe in a few more years, I will be able stop using it but until then, I will put my sun glasses on and go enjoy the beautiful Idaho wilderness!
1 1/2 YEARS POST OP LASIK
About a month ago I became a little dryer in my right eye to the point that at night my eyelid sticks to
my eyeball as the nighttime is the worst time for dry eye sufferers. I was disappointed that started happening as I was hoping to go the other direction and heal more! Still, 5 years to regrow the nerves to 80% of what they were, plus my age of 49 is all a factor. I was also told that Idaho sells the most artificial tears than any state!? Very dry here I guess!
I can only use Systane Ultra and a gel type drop for night due to extreme sensitivity to the other
drops out there and store brand is not the same! Learned that the hard way!
I'm 20/25 and 20/30 give or take at the end of the day but way better in the morning before work
and all that computer stuff starts. Work is the worst with 8-9 hours on the computer so I'm considering moving on to something different to be able to live more normally.
Weekends are pretty good and I can function but that is only 2 days out of the week!
Anyway, I can go without glasses most of the time but I wear sunglasses outside that block the wind and I have a pair that have my prescription for crisp vision if I want them.
I may check back in here at sometime in the future if anything changes just to update this but
I still believe if they would have warned me about my age being a factor in the dry eye and computer use as well as the climate, I would have not done it.
my eyeball as the nighttime is the worst time for dry eye sufferers. I was disappointed that started happening as I was hoping to go the other direction and heal more! Still, 5 years to regrow the nerves to 80% of what they were, plus my age of 49 is all a factor. I was also told that Idaho sells the most artificial tears than any state!? Very dry here I guess!
I can only use Systane Ultra and a gel type drop for night due to extreme sensitivity to the other
drops out there and store brand is not the same! Learned that the hard way!
I'm 20/25 and 20/30 give or take at the end of the day but way better in the morning before work
and all that computer stuff starts. Work is the worst with 8-9 hours on the computer so I'm considering moving on to something different to be able to live more normally.
Weekends are pretty good and I can function but that is only 2 days out of the week!
Anyway, I can go without glasses most of the time but I wear sunglasses outside that block the wind and I have a pair that have my prescription for crisp vision if I want them.
I may check back in here at sometime in the future if anything changes just to update this but
I still believe if they would have warned me about my age being a factor in the dry eye and computer use as well as the climate, I would have not done it.
1 Year 3 months Post op
Just a quick update! As the title states, I'm 15 months post op on my Lasik procedure now and my few observances are this:
The slight dryness is still there and it fluctuates with the humidity, computer use, allergens in the air or my overall health. At night I use artificial tears before bed but it does not really last until morning. I find myself waking at 3-4 am and one eye feels stuck in place so I have to add a drop and go back to sleep. I'm heading off to an Optometrist tomorrow for a second opinion and answers that my surgeon would never come out and say. I also may try Restasis or perm. plugs but my case is so mild that I believe I will just have to continue on with artificial tears until 5 years goes by and I will then know if it is permanent. Yes, 5 years folks is the time needed to regrow the nerves back in your eye after Lasik. They told me up to a year but the extensive research I have done, it is believed to be 5 years and that it never gets to pre op quality. You may get 80% back and they may not be as strong as before.
I can say that when I'm not on the computer for work, it is much better. I also need to drink more water probably but hate to unless I'm really thirsty as I'm not a big fan.
Another observation is the flap is pretty secure now and I do rub my eyes in the shower to clear the water and have not caused any ill effects but a flap is never truly healed and the Dr. can lift it easily so if you are thinking about that, it is a know fact and my Dr. told me it was easy to lift and do a touch up. I opted out of it on the eye that is 20/30.
The one eye that see's 20/30 can see up close better than the other one that is 20/20. This is one reason I opted to leave it alone. I would lose that if they fixed it. I'm 49 (almost) so keeping some close vision is better for me.
Young people don't have the close vision issues like us older crowd!
I have prescription glasses to bring into focus that other eye for night driving and one good thing is...they are so thin! Never had that before! I also bought some sunglasses with a slight prescription in them for when I go on my vacation and want crystal clarity but most of the time, I don't need any glasses accept readers. I have adapted to the right one seeing great now and the other one I ignore.
Like I said in previous posts:
If you are older and considering Lasik, do you work on a computer a lot? Do you have or ever have had contact intolerance? Have you gone through menopause (women) or Peri menopause? Do you live in a dry climate? Do your eyes water in the morning excessively for a few minutes? (sign of slight dryness that you may not know you even have).
If you answered yes to any of these, you may want to reconsider as your chances of dry eye are higher than most.
I'm in Peri menopause, had the tearing every morning, live in a dry climate (Idaho), and work on a computer for my job 8 hours a day. I have tolerable dry eye syndrome. It is not all the time except at work so I'm looking forward to a new job in 3 years where I can do something else mostly for the fun factor but to alleviate the dry eye which I believe I may have permanently but in 4 more years, I may know more. I was one of the slightly lucky one's to not have a severe case of it but it would have been better if both eyes were 20/15! lol! Wishful thinking but I went in with an open-minded view of the possible outcomes and I have been able to adapt and still live a happy life. That is key!
The slight dryness is still there and it fluctuates with the humidity, computer use, allergens in the air or my overall health. At night I use artificial tears before bed but it does not really last until morning. I find myself waking at 3-4 am and one eye feels stuck in place so I have to add a drop and go back to sleep. I'm heading off to an Optometrist tomorrow for a second opinion and answers that my surgeon would never come out and say. I also may try Restasis or perm. plugs but my case is so mild that I believe I will just have to continue on with artificial tears until 5 years goes by and I will then know if it is permanent. Yes, 5 years folks is the time needed to regrow the nerves back in your eye after Lasik. They told me up to a year but the extensive research I have done, it is believed to be 5 years and that it never gets to pre op quality. You may get 80% back and they may not be as strong as before.
I can say that when I'm not on the computer for work, it is much better. I also need to drink more water probably but hate to unless I'm really thirsty as I'm not a big fan.
Another observation is the flap is pretty secure now and I do rub my eyes in the shower to clear the water and have not caused any ill effects but a flap is never truly healed and the Dr. can lift it easily so if you are thinking about that, it is a know fact and my Dr. told me it was easy to lift and do a touch up. I opted out of it on the eye that is 20/30.
The one eye that see's 20/30 can see up close better than the other one that is 20/20. This is one reason I opted to leave it alone. I would lose that if they fixed it. I'm 49 (almost) so keeping some close vision is better for me.
Young people don't have the close vision issues like us older crowd!
I have prescription glasses to bring into focus that other eye for night driving and one good thing is...they are so thin! Never had that before! I also bought some sunglasses with a slight prescription in them for when I go on my vacation and want crystal clarity but most of the time, I don't need any glasses accept readers. I have adapted to the right one seeing great now and the other one I ignore.
Like I said in previous posts:
If you are older and considering Lasik, do you work on a computer a lot? Do you have or ever have had contact intolerance? Have you gone through menopause (women) or Peri menopause? Do you live in a dry climate? Do your eyes water in the morning excessively for a few minutes? (sign of slight dryness that you may not know you even have).
If you answered yes to any of these, you may want to reconsider as your chances of dry eye are higher than most.
I'm in Peri menopause, had the tearing every morning, live in a dry climate (Idaho), and work on a computer for my job 8 hours a day. I have tolerable dry eye syndrome. It is not all the time except at work so I'm looking forward to a new job in 3 years where I can do something else mostly for the fun factor but to alleviate the dry eye which I believe I may have permanently but in 4 more years, I may know more. I was one of the slightly lucky one's to not have a severe case of it but it would have been better if both eyes were 20/15! lol! Wishful thinking but I went in with an open-minded view of the possible outcomes and I have been able to adapt and still live a happy life. That is key!
Provider Review
Dr. M H
Awesome Dr but you do not see him much except for a consult prior and the day of and the day after surgery. All other visits are done by the associate but they are well informed as well so no worries!