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My name is Ed. I had LASIK surgery in March 2007 at the age of 50. I had worn glasses all my life and felt that the procedure had advanced to the point where I felt safe doing it. I was now financally able and thought I would do it for my 50th birthday present. Several younger people at work had it done and were excited about the result. Well, i have struggled with my vision ever since. I think the correction was proper because there are moments when my vision is perfectly clear. My eyes have felt dry since the surgery. When i wake in the mornings I can hardly open my eyes. Drops do not seem to help and sometimes feel worse a short time later. My vision is so bad in the morning that I cannot focus. my vsion got somewhat better about a year after surgery but now has reverted back to where it was shortly after surgey. I need reading glasses for close up and was more than willing to accept this. About 3 weeks ago I got a twitch in my right eye that would not go away. Then it felt like I had something in my eye for a couple of days. then my eye started to weep alot and in the mornings was filled with white mucous. I noticed that my near vision was going away and my upper lid was swollen.. I went to the Doc and he said i had a sty and put me on antibiotic gel and warm compresses. the swelling went down in my upper lid and the twitch stopped. now when i wake in the morning I cannot focus near or far in that eye. after about 8 hrs my distance vision returns but never the near. Doc says I am getting older and am losing near vision , but it seems very sudden and too much of a coincidence to me. My eye also aches like a toothache. I have read some of the other posts and feel the same . I cannot believe that I did this to myself. I had perfect vision with my glasses and had never needed an eye drop in my life. Any suggestions ???
My name is Ed. I had LASIK surgery in March 2007 at the age of 50. I had worn glasses all my life and felt that the procedure had advanced to the point where I felt safe doing it. I was now financally able and thought I would do it for my 50th birthday present. Several younger people at work had it done and were excited about the result. Well, i have struggled with my vision ever since. I think the correction was proper because there are moments when my vision is perfectly clear. My eyes have felt dry since the surgery. When i wake in the mornings I can hardly open my eyes. Drops do not seem to help and sometimes feel worse a short time later. My vision is so bad in the morning that I cannot focus. my vsion got somewhat better about a year after surgery but now has reverted back to where it was shortly after surgey. I need reading glasses for close up and was more than willing to accept this. About 3 weeks ago I got a twitch in my right eye that would not go away. Then it felt like I had something in my eye for a couple of days. then my eye started to weep alot and in the mornings was filled with white mucous. I noticed that my near vision was going away and my upper lid was swollen.. I went to the Doc and he said i had a sty and put me on antibiotic gel and warm compresses. the swelling went down in my upper lid and the twitch stopped. now when i wake in the morning I cannot focus near or far in that eye. after about 8 hrs my distance vision returns but never the near. Doc says I am getting older and am losing near vision , but it seems very sudden and too much of a coincidence to me. My eye also aches like a toothache. I have read some of the other posts and feel the same . I cannot believe that I did this to myself. I had perfect vision with my glasses and had never needed an eye drop in my life. Any suggestions ???
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