by cantseewell » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:13 am
I had LASIK last October and was initially very pleased with the results. Within 6 weeks however, my vision began to deteriorate as I healed, and I became more and more near sighted. My doctor assured me that it was normal for my vision to fluctuate and I would see improvements over the next several weeks once my eyes “settled down”. Over the next few months, my vision worsened to the point that I had to wear glasses or contacts if I wanted to see clearly for tasks such as driving or reading the menu behind the counter at a fast food restaurant. After several weeks and several post op visits, my doctor began to talk about an enhancement if I did not improve after the next 6 months or so. After my vision showed that it had indeed stabilized (and not improved) over the course of several months, my doctor scheduled me for a measurement to determine how thick my flap was to determine if I had enough material remaining for the enhancement. After determining I was border line, he wanted to perform PRK, using the laser to remove the epithelial tissue. The procedure went smoothly, and I had virtually no discomfort or problems post op – just as with the LASIK. I healed quickly, and had my contacts removed after 3 or 4 days with my tissue filling in nicely. The only problem was that I was now significantly more near sighted than before the enhancement. After 8 weeks, my vision is now 20/100 in my right eye and 20/40 in the left, with barely any improvement over the last 4 weeks. I did improve slightly, as expected, over the first few weeks, but after that, zilch. I am also having significant ghosting with my right eye and less serious ghosting with my left. It seems as though I see four or five superimposed images with my right eye and two images with my left. My doctor is at a loss to explain how I am more near sighted after the PRK at this point. Initially, he was calm and was sure we would see the slow improvement expected. Now we are both discussing finding a specialist. I am a bit worried………any suggestions? BTW, no dry eye, no pain, followed all instructions for meds. Help! I can understand me being worried, but now that my doc is.......yikes!