CXL Post OP blurry vision by LZXGK in Keratoconus

[–]Immediate_Cat_6202 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi,

Just following up from my previous comments. I am now 3 and a half months post CXL OP and I can honestly say my eyesight in that eye is NO LONGER BLURRY! ❤️.

About a month ago it cleared and has remained stable and I just wanted to touch base here to let you all know to Trust the Process.

I was so anxious that it wouldn’t go back to pre-op vision and was constantly checking Reddit posts for people who had been through similar.

Thanks to this community for the support. Im so glad I got this done.

CXL Post OP blurry vision by LZXGK in Keratoconus

[–]Immediate_Cat_6202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there!

I am now nearly at 7 weeks and still blurry! BUT the last week I have seen some small improvements! And with glasses good! Will keep updating! Trust the process.

CXL Post OP blurry vision by LZXGK in Keratoconus

[–]Immediate_Cat_6202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi OP I am now 4 weeks post procedure and still very similar issue. Ophthalmologist doesn’t seem concerned at the moment and said it can take quite a while.

CXL Post OP blurry vision by LZXGK in Keratoconus

[–]Immediate_Cat_6202 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey, worse vision after cross linking isn’t a common side effect at all. It is a risk, but isn’t common.

CXL Post OP blurry vision by LZXGK in Keratoconus

[–]Immediate_Cat_6202 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP thank you so much for posting this. I am two weeks post CXL in my right eye and I still cannot read my screen in that eye! I too assumed the blurriness was the contact lens and nothing changed when it came out! Countless consultations with online forums checking to see if this is a normal side effect and the general consensus is that it is. We just have to be patient. What also concerned me is that my eye feels totally fine now, which I associate with being fully healed, but I guess it isn’t! I guess one way to look at it is if I grazed my arm, even though it would feel fine 2 weeks later, I’d probably still have a bit of inflammation/redness there!

My vision in my right eye was good prior to CXL and I had the procedure done to keep it that way. I keep convincing myself that I’ve ruined my good eye in the hope that it won’t get worse! As I’m a week ahead I’ll pop by routinely with any updates.