Hi, Glenn, I need some suggeastions and have a lot of background on this one to give you.
I had epi-lasik last July. My initial prescription was
Right eye -6.25 +1.25
Left eye -8.50 +2.50
We corrected the left eye for monovision. I've been happy with the mono vision, but the distance eye was never good and then regressed. I ended up with
Right eye -1.25 +.50
Left eye -2.25 +.50
although at my last visit, the tech said that my chart showed that right before the enhancement my right eye was -1.50 +.75 or even 1.00. I suppose it fluctuates depending on who does the exam and how much they ask you to squint/guess.
My surgeon recommended we enhance the distance eye and see if I still liked monovision and if I didn't, we'd correct that one as well. This seemd sensible since I was looking to possibly enhance both and if lucky, would only have to do one.
On December 27, I had a PRK enhancement on the right eye. My vision was awful at first as expected. I had one great day of vision about 5 days after the bandage contact came out and it's been awful ever since. I test at 20/25 or -.25 at 2 weeks, -.50 at 8 weeks. My astigmatism has been from .50 to .75 at my visits.
But I don't feel like I have 20/25. The thing is I can't really see anything clearly out of the right eye alone or both eyes together. I've lost all ranges of vision, middle and distance and now I don't even read so well out of my monovision eye since I think the two worked together before the enhancement. I'm getting tired of seeing poorly and having people ask me why I'm always squinting!
My best corrected vision is equally blurry. If I squint I see a bit better and I see better in darken rooms or with sunglasses. Putting in drops doesn't improve a thing - not even for a few seconds. The eye doc said my eyes didn't really seem to be all that dry although he recommended a thicker eye drop which didn't help and made my eyes feel sore. I went back to the preservative-free refresh.
The eye doctor gives me the "It's too early" speech which I've unfortunately heard before, but it's two and a half months and I'm pretty sure it's getting worse! This very kind and sympathetic eye doctor who does all the follow-ups has just quit (second one since last July) and I've only seen the surgeon once since surgery at which point I expressed my frustration at the poor vision and he said "You're 20/25, you have good vision." Great bedside manner, huh?
My next appointment is in 3 weeks with the surgeon since pretty much no one else works there now. What should I ask to get answers? This is the surgeon I complained about before because he has to be asked things directly and only then he will answer. I'd like to know what we do with this blurry vision. Is it HOA? Is that correctable? I'd sure hate to have another enhancement since this one made it worse. I guess my next option is to correct the monovision eye for distance, hope for a better result and that the two eyes will work together to compensate for the poor right eye. In any case, I'm not even considering either eye until I've passed the 6 month mark on this right one.
Any advice or ideas on this? I'm preparing for my appointment and I appreciate that you give unbiased answers since it's not YOUR work that didn't turn out!