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24 Hours After Surgery
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| Kevin 2004-10-10, 10:08 pm |
| I have just had the procedure completed in the last 24 hours.
After wearing glasses for many years, I decided to have lasik done
after waiting a long time since the first consultation.
I have no pain however I feel like I am in a fog and things are still
blurred.
I can see a lot better than I used to without glass, it is just that
the images are not too crisp yet.
Will this blurred and foggy sight last a few days or longer.
Any advice would be welcomed
Thanks
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| I was a little foggy in one of my eyes straight after. I think it should
clear up and is quite normal. Ask your doc anyway to be sure.
Regards
Wal
"Kevin" <kevinragg@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:36616ad6.0410101801.16f0e137@posting.google.com...
> I have just had the procedure completed in the last 24 hours.
> After wearing glasses for many years, I decided to have lasik done
> after waiting a long time since the first consultation.
>
> I have no pain however I feel like I am in a fog and things are still
> blurred.
> I can see a lot better than I used to without glass, it is just that
> the images are not too crisp yet.
>
> Will this blurred and foggy sight last a few days or longer.
>
> Any advice would be welcomed
>
> Thanks
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| I had my LASIK 4 weeks ago today. Immediatly after the surgery, I could
see, but it was like looking through a shower curtain. I went home and
slept for a few hours, as directed. When I awoke, about 50% of the fog was
gone. The rest gradually went away over the next 4 hours. This is to be
expected, and the amount of time it takes to clear up varies with the
individual. Sleep well, knowing that tomarrow you will have a HUGE
improvement in vision...
>I have just had the procedure completed in the last 24 hours.
> After wearing glasses for many years, I decided to have lasik done
> after waiting a long time since the first consultation.
>
> I have no pain however I feel like I am in a fog and things are still
> blurred.
> I can see a lot better than I used to without glass, it is just that
> the images are not too crisp yet.
>
> Will this blurred and foggy sight last a few days or longer.
>
> Any advice would be welcomed
>
> Thanks
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| I suspect what happened to you is what happened to me, and it's what
should happen.
In the early days of LASIK, the flap was made, the ablation done, the
cornea put back in place, and spread around a bit with a tiny sponge
spatula like spreading peanut butter or smoothing out a wrinkled
bedsheet. This method results in very clear vision even 15 minutes
after surgery and gives the "WOW" effect. Some surgeon found that
rather than manually spreading the flap back into place, it was better
to stick a drop of lubricant onto the cornea which is like "vaseline"
and then placing the flap down on that. In that way, the flap
naturally smooths itself out and the natural suction processes within
the eye suck the flap into the exact position it should be. The down
side of this is that you don't get the "WOW" effect and it's like
looking through a shower curtain for about a day. It's not unlike
when a layer of goo forms between the eye and a contact lens which
requires it to be removed and rinsed off. That is normal with
contacts since tears are more than just water. Over time, the tears
condense as the water leaves but the lipids and oils stay.
In my years of contact lens wear, I found that it's best not to take
them out if they don't need to be rinsed, but on the other hand, even
if they don't seem to need rinsing, do it at least once a week.
On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 19:47:25 -0700, "sl" <sleach@bak.rr.com> wrote:
>I had my LASIK 4 weeks ago today. Immediatly after the surgery, I could
>see, but it was like looking through a shower curtain. I went home and
>slept for a few hours, as directed. When I awoke, about 50% of the fog was
>gone. The rest gradually went away over the next 4 hours. This is to be
>expected, and the amount of time it takes to clear up varies with the
>individual. Sleep well, knowing that tomarrow you will have a HUGE
>improvement in vision...
>
>
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| Glenn - USAEyes.org 2004-10-11, 7:10 pm |
| Others have already told you about their similar experience, so you
know that this can be a part of the normal healing process.
It is much too soon to be terribly worried, but do report this event
to your surgeon. Blurred and foggy vision can be absolutely normal
and nothing to be concerned about, or could be a sign of something
that requires a response. If the vision becomes worse, especially
suddenly worse, report the change to your doctor immediately.
It is reasonable to assume that this blurry vision will resolve with
healing within the next few days.
Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
Email to glenn dot hagele at usaeyes dot org
http://www.USAEyes.org
http://www.ComplicatedEyes.org
I am not a doctor.
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| serebel 2004-10-11, 7:10 pm |
| RM <rm@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<p3ckm01ij4nib3tgf59nbrrg5m1vfn2jc8@4ax.com>...
> I suspect what happened to you is what happened to me, and it's what
> should happen.
> In the early days of LASIK, the flap was made, the ablation done, the
> cornea put back in place, and spread around a bit with a tiny sponge
> spatula like spreading peanut butter or smoothing out a wrinkled
> bedsheet. This method results in very clear vision even 15 minutes
> after surgery and gives the "WOW" effect. Some surgeon found that
> rather than manually spreading the flap back into place, it was better
> to stick a drop of lubricant onto the cornea which is like "vaseline"
> and then placing the flap down on that. In that way, the flap
> naturally smooths itself out and the natural suction processes within
> the eye suck the flap into the exact position it should be. The down
> side of this is that you don't get the "WOW" effect and it's like
> looking through a shower curtain for about a day. It's not unlike
> when a layer of goo forms between the eye and a contact lens which
> requires it to be removed and rinsed off. That is normal with
> contacts since tears are more than just water. Over time, the tears
> condense as the water leaves but the lipids and oils stay.
> In my years of contact lens wear, I found that it's best not to take
> them out if they don't need to be rinsed, but on the other hand, even
> if they don't seem to need rinsing, do it at least once a week.
>
>
>
Also, having bandage contacts in can cause the effect you described.
SErebel
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| kevinragg@sbcglobal.net (Kevin) wrote in message news:<36616ad6.0410101801.16f0e137@posting.google.com>...
> I have just had the procedure completed in the last 24 hours.
> After wearing glasses for many years, I decided to have lasik done
> after waiting a long time since the first consultation.
>
> I have no pain however I feel like I am in a fog and things are still
> blurred.
> I can see a lot better than I used to without glass, it is just that
> the images are not too crisp yet.
>
> Will this blurred and foggy sight last a few days or longer.
>
> Any advice would be welcomed
>
> Thanks
Hi Kev,
I waited another 24 hours before posting this. How are your eyes now?
Regards,
Linda
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