Comments on: Laser Eye Treatment CAN be Reversed

By: Dave Allamby

Dave Allamby — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:36:07 +0000

Hi Matt
Good comment. What treatment are you on for your dry eyes? And what have you used so far? Sorry to hear of your outcome – let me know and perhaps I can advise to improve things. Were you treated in the UK or elsewhere? We have seen much less dry eye since moving to blade free femtosecond LASIK and with a quicker recovery – evolution in technology helps lessen such risks.
I wonder which laser you were treated on? Low light problems were more commonly seen pre-2000 with older lasers. Glad to say I just don’t see night vision troubles now (we use a new WaveLight 400Hz system) for myopic corrections, with aspheric profiles and wide treatment zones. We have also seen good results with WaveLight topography guided corrections to enlarge old treatments with small optical zones to improve night problems. If you want to look into this, I may be able to recommend a good surgeon local to you. Just let me know.
Best regards
Dave

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:47:51 +0000

This post’s title is pretty misleading. Under- and over-correction can be reversed, but permanent side effects such as dry eye and low-light problems can’t be. I found this out the hard way.

By: Dave Allamby

Dave Allamby — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:46:51 +0000

Hi Randy
Sorry to hear of your story. Laser eye surgery is not for everyone of course, and selecting the right patient is essential. When someone has a history of squint we need to look very carefully before operating. Surgery is possible but isn’t for everyone, as you have discovered. Where did you have your LASIK and PRK surgeries? And where do you live?
Thanks
Dave

By: Randy Sheehan

Randy Sheehan — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:39:16 +0000

Hello, I had strabismus surgery in 2005. I thought I would have Lasik to better my eye sight. It has turned out to be a nightmare. My previously strabisnus operated eye now drifts outward when I look at things at a distance. I have been to a surgeon and was told that eye alignment surgery would not help me. The eye does not have a steady position, so if it is repositioned it will just drift from that position. I also have double vision, light sensitivity, and starbursts. I had Lasik in my good eye and PRk in my troubled eye. I am also(was) farsighted. Can this be reversed. Will I ever have two straight eyes again?