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About 1 year ago i got ASA (which is basically PRK) treatment on both eyes, which left me with some really uncomfortable dry eyes. My story can be read elsewhere, so I'll start out by asking some questions instead, since I have a lot of them, and so far, I've only found answers for a few.
1) Is it possible to get dry eyes from PRK (which was supposed to be easier on the eyes than LASIK), as well as a prescription of only about -2.00? I thought this was close to fool-proof, with a small prescription as well as a surface treatment of the eyes?
2) Psoriasis and dry eyes? I haven't found much on this on the internet, but many on this page seem to have some kind of autoimmune disease, so I wondered if my psoriasis might have anything to do with this? Also, I find it funny that Ciclosporin, the active ingredient in Restasis, is also used in the treatment of psoriasis. Is there a connection, or am I grasping for anything?
3) Inflammation. My eyes feel inflamed, they burn. I don't see much myself though, there might be some redness on the rim of the eyelids, and sometimes I get some minor redness in the scleras themselves, though that usually fades. Is it possible to have inflamed eyes without any objective signs? Are there always clear-cut observable signs in a dry eye condition?
4) I still have -0.5 in my left eye after surgery. My doc says it's "accomodation spasm" and not refractive error per se. He says it could be years before it may go away. Is this a phenomenon anybody has heard of before, or is he just pulling my leg since I'm still nearsighted on that eye after surgery?
If patients or pros can answer some of the above, I'd be very grateful, so I thank you in advance.
About 1 year ago i got ASA (which is basically PRK) treatment on both eyes, which left me with some really uncomfortable dry eyes. My story can be read elsewhere, so I'll start out by asking some questions instead, since I have a lot of them, and so far, I've only found answers for a few.
1) Is it possible to get dry eyes from PRK (which was supposed to be easier on the eyes than LASIK), as well as a prescription of only about -2.00? I thought this was close to fool-proof, with a small prescription as well as a surface treatment of the eyes?
2) Psoriasis and dry eyes? I haven't found much on this on the internet, but many on this page seem to have some kind of autoimmune disease, so I wondered if my psoriasis might have anything to do with this? Also, I find it funny that Ciclosporin, the active ingredient in Restasis, is also used in the treatment of psoriasis. Is there a connection, or am I grasping for anything?
3) Inflammation. My eyes feel inflamed, they burn. I don't see much myself though, there might be some redness on the rim of the eyelids, and sometimes I get some minor redness in the scleras themselves, though that usually fades. Is it possible to have inflamed eyes without any objective signs? Are there always clear-cut observable signs in a dry eye condition?
4) I still have -0.5 in my left eye after surgery. My doc says it's "accomodation spasm" and not refractive error per se. He says it could be years before it may go away. Is this a phenomenon anybody has heard of before, or is he just pulling my leg since I'm still nearsighted on that eye after surgery?
If patients or pros can answer some of the above, I'd be very grateful, so I thank you in advance.
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