Question about Laser eye surgery?I had Laser surgery 10 yrs ago. My vision before surgery was 20/575 in both eyes.After surgery it was 20/40. Which was the same as when I wore glasses/contacts. After much testing was told that my eyes couldnt be 20/20 they had never been 20/20. Ok, I was happy with 20/40 . My daughter had the same surgery 4 yrs ago & she got 20/20 . Hers was 20/375 before. My vision has gradually went down hill I am guessing that I am at least 20/75 (I correctly guessed the 20/40 before the testing) So I have talked to three other people who have had Laser done. They are all experiencing the same thing.One is 13yrs after, two are 7yrs after. My daughter is still good to go at 20/20 4yrs after. We all had ours done in Canada & they do have lifetime care,But what is happening I haven't heard anything about these problems really would like to know Thank You
Posted by Gudy
hard to say. go see the doc that performed the surgery and ask. i had mine done 10 years ago and i don't think it has changed i do think my close vision is getting a little worse.
Posted by josh m
Given your lifetime care agreement with the Laser Vision Institute you went with, it sounds like you may be a good candidate for an enhancement. They can go back in and possibly correct you back to 20/40 but there are circumstances that may prevent this from being an option. The first and most common is your corneal thickness. The cornea has 5 layers and is measured in microns for thickness. If your cornea isnt thick enough...you may not be able to have the enhancement. I've had patients over the years that have had the surgery but cannot have enhancements due to their corneal thickness. Every patient is unique and so is their Rx. You could speak to 100 people and you'll find some common themes and a lot of variances as well. I had a Doctor I worked with a fews years back that had Lasik himself and he needed 2 seperate enhancements. He was experiencing halos at night and some vision regression. He is now 20/20 after the enahncements with no halos. Again everyone is different. I would call your Doctor that performed your surgery and see what they think. Hope this helps.
Posted by Ken
The proper course of action is to go back to your eye care professional and find out why this is happening. In some cases it is regression or a reccurence of near sightedness while in others it can be a sign of an eye disease, don't trust "blind" luck.
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