Hi,
I'm 24 years old and I had the PRK surgery 5 months ago. Everything went normally and now I have a vision of 20/15 for both eyes, which is perfect. I had myopia: -7 in both eyes. I'll explain my condition to you and would appreciate professional advices and to read other similar experiences.
The problem is that since the surgery, it happened to me several times (about two or three times a month) that I woke up during the night with severe pain and A LOT of tears in one eye (mostly the right one) because of dryness, or maybe because I slept on it?. The eye gets red and I cannot open it for a couple of minutes because of the pain and I cannot stand the lights. Sometimes the pain takes few hours to disappear.
My eye doctor didn't seem worried and suggested me to use Refresh Ultra every night. It didn't improve my condition. He said that my eyes look perfectly fine and that it's normal to experience dry eyes after surgery..
I'm still worried because this dryness problem doesn't seem normal to me.
I'm worried that this pain during the night is not good for my eyes and for the healing? Can it deteriorate? What are the repercussions?
What would you suggest? Do you think Genteal Gel would work for me? I think it contains preservatives, is it a big problem? Or would you suggest something else?
Thanks for your help and comments !!