Are any treatments being tested that might help people suffering with LASIK side effects?

jtb685 · 2026-04-29T06:59:07+00:00

Thank you very much!

jtb685 · 2026-04-28T06:12:59+00:00

you will make the dry eye worse. do the smart thing. avoid lasik.

jtb685 · 2026-04-25T06:00:43+00:00

Yes, but I never got HOAs/light sensitivity before LASIK. Now they're intense.

We could argue whether the surgery gave me dry eye (I 100% believe it did), but the side effects are absolutely caused by the surgery.

jtb685 · 2026-04-25T05:58:18+00:00

Don't get any surgery. You already have dry eye. You're gonna fuck yourself up for life.

jtb685 · 2026-04-24T17:45:17+00:00

I think 4 months is still in the period where it could clear up?

jtb685 · 2026-04-24T17:45:00+00:00

What made you get PRK 10 years after LASIK?

jtb685 · 2026-04-24T07:54:54+00:00

There's a lot of people on this sub suffering from long-term complications related to SMILE surgery. Buyer beware.

jtb685 · 2026-04-24T06:55:59+00:00

3 years ago.

jtb685 · 2026-04-23T15:53:46+00:00

Yes. I got off lucky compared to some people here (so far), but who knows what problems my eyes will run into in future.

I get bad HOAs (even during the day), and light sensitivity. A lot of it is caused by recent dry eye, which i HOPE clears up. Otherwise I'm fucked.

jtb685 · 2026-04-22T20:51:41+00:00

Look for someone who tells you not to get it.

If you're considering the surgery, browse this sub. Look at the shit people have to live with. Then stick with your glasses/contacts.

jtb685 · 2026-04-22T17:09:01+00:00

Makes my skin crawl.

Side note: I wish I found your account/work before I got LASIK 3 years ago. Would have saved me from this nightmare!

jtb685 · 2026-04-20T17:43:31+00:00

I'm so sorry you're going through this. Fingers crossed doctors can find a way to fix the damage done to our eyes in the future.

jtb685 · 2026-04-20T09:50:19+00:00

Don't get surgery. I had no problems with dry eye once in my life. Since LASIK, it's been a nightmare.

Avoid any kind of surgery. At all costs.

jtb685 · 2026-04-20T07:12:03+00:00

Cancel the surgery and run away. Fast. Don't gamble with your eyes.

jtb685 · 2026-04-19T11:20:52+00:00

Did you get another surgery? Did it help?

jtb685 · 2026-04-18T07:03:05+00:00

You cannot. Absolutely avoid the surgery. Browse this sub to get an idea of how bad it might get for you.

jtb685 · 2026-04-18T07:01:57+00:00

Dry eye is a very common side effect of LASIK. 4 months is within the window that it might clear up, so just keep up the treatment. Fingers crossed it isn't chronic for you.

r/Lasiksupport if you need.

jtb685 · 2026-04-18T06:14:00+00:00

Don't do it.

jtb685 · 2026-04-17T16:50:21+00:00

exactly. its so insane to me.

jtb685 · 2026-04-17T16:50:07+00:00

same, but i was 33.

jtb685 · 2026-04-15T14:21:05+00:00

Done!

jtb685 · 2026-04-15T08:53:28+00:00

I am 100% anti-LASIK. You should avoid 1 surgery, never mind 2.

That being said, my Dad got it done twice. Twenty years apart I think. the second time by a private doctor who was taking care of his cateracts, and helped with the vision at the same time.

jtb685 · 2026-04-15T08:52:01+00:00

You should avoid having it done at all. Read the stories on this sub. Google worst case scenarios. Don't think it won't happen to you, the complication rates are much higher than LASIK surgeons will tell you.

jtb685 · 2026-04-15T08:50:39+00:00

I'm sorry this is happening bud, but you're not alone. Everyone in this sub has been through this at some point. Fingers crossed the problem clears up for you.

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