DRY EYE VETERNS!!! Advice please

[nori2015]

I had lasik 6 years ago - zero issues. I had a PRK top up 9 months ago - lots of issues!

I have read older stories by Prattstar, Jovver, Hangus etc and I see that they went through a really terrible time. And they seem to be much much better now. They seemed to also have a lot worse of...

[nori2015]

Lasek/PRK 7 months ago, nothing but trouble ever since.

I'm just wondering...should I try and wean off artificial tears? Could my own tears improve in quality if I used less artificial drops?

I'm using preservative free drops (systane or blink usually). I've gone from using...

[nori2015]

I've been here before, I had LASIK 6 years ago and had a top up by PRK four months ago. I had some corneal erosions due to dryness which is now under control. I was experiencing an uncomfortable feeling in my eyes, one eye being worse than the other. My symptoms are swollen eyelids on waking which last...

[nori2015]

Hi everyone
I have dry eye, caused by prk that I had almost 5 months ago. I'm hopeful I can beat it, and I'm doing everything I can to try and find a cure. I have a routine now which keeps me comfortable which I'm delighted about but the one thing that really really REALLY gets me down is the...

[jennifermd2015]

Hello! I have worn contacts for about 22 years I can no longer tolerate wearing my contacts much due to dry eyes and only wear them when I am scuba diving, driving at night, etc. I really do not like my vision so much with glasses due to glare, no peripheral vision, etc. I have known that my eyes...

[nori2015]

Has anyone found a good night time gel for corneal erosions? I didn't like Lacrilube, I found it made the next day very uncomfortable for some reason. Anyway I had two corneal erosions in a row in May. Nothing since until yesterday and today when I got one in each eye. Everything that's been mentioned...

[nori2015]

Hi everyone,
Long time lurker first time poster!
I first found this site last year when i began researching whether I should have my previously LASIK'd eyes topped up with lasek. I found a lot of what I read alarming but thought the pros would outweigh the cons and that the liklihood...

[hollyhet]

I am considering getting PRK in one eye but my eyes cannot tolerate contact lenses for more than 8 hours. I told the optometrist this..how would I keep a bandage lens in for seven days straight? is it very similar to a regular contact lens?
The only dry eye test they administered was the Schirmer...

[hollyhet]

is prk less likely to induce dry eye than lasik or are there just less people getting prk surgery? huge tia

[PRK]

Pre-surgery prescription –1.75 both eyes


The first time I went to see if I was a candidate for LASIK was back in 2005 and was turned down, all they said was my pupils were to big. So recently I had been thinking it might be worth another try. I did a lot of research into the best...

[PRK]

Hi everyone. My name’s Mike and I’m 24 years old.

I just wish I would have come across this site BEFORE I had PRK. Clinics should be forced to show a diagram of a healthy cornea with nerves and one that’s been scorched after surgery on the side effects section of their pamphlets.
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[alpha642]

I am a 59 year old female diabetic. I suffer from RCE's, am very nearsighted with astigmatism (L -6.50 and R -4.50) and have meibomian gland issues.

PRK has been recommended to me to fix my corneas and as a side benefit to go ahead and fix my vision.

I've had the Shirmer...

[Teri]

I missed the two-year anniversary of my eye surgery because I was too depressed to write a post. So I thought I'd simultaneously update you-all on how things are going as well as weighing in on a couple of subjects that are near-and-dear to me and that have come up recently here on DEZ.

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[Judy]

Hi all,

First, please forgive me if this subject has been discussed in detail elsewhere here. My husband has just decided to go ahead with PRK Advanced Surface Ablation and is very excited. When he initially went to the Dr., he was tested and they determined he had 'slight dry eyes"...