Description of Event or Problem · 1
AFTER CAREFULLY RESEARCHING EXISTING LASIK PROCEDURES AND THE AVAILABLE PROVIDERS, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE INITIAL EVALUATION. I HAD WORN GLASSES SINCE THE AGE OF 10, BUT WAS QUITE CAPABLE OF GETTING AROUND WITHOUT THEM--MY EYES WERE NOT THAT BAD! DURING THE EXAM, I WAS REPEATEDLY ASKED IF I HAD A PROBLEM WITH DRY EYES TO WHICH I REPLIED NO. -UNDERSTAND, IF ONE KNOWS NOTHING BUT WHAT IS PRESENT, HOW COULD I KNOW THAT MY TEAR PRODUCTION WAS ABNORMAL? I HAD NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WEAR CONTACTS AND, IN HINDSIGHT, THIS WAS PROBABLY DUE TO LOW TEAR PRODUCTION, BUT, OTHER THAN THIS, I HAD NO INDICATION OF THIS CONDITION. IT WAS NOT AT A POINT THAT IT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE OR DEBILITATING.- I WAS APPROVED FOR THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT RESERVATION. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE EPITHELIUM OF MY EYE CAME OFF -BOTH EYES-. A CONTACT WAS PUT ON TO HOLD THE TISSUE IN PLACE DURING THE HEALING. I WAS MORE OR LESS "BLIND" FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS. WHEN REMOVED, THE EPITHELIUM WAS AGAIN LOOSENED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HEALING PROCESS WAS LONG AND EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. FOR THE NEXT MONTH, I WORE SUNGLASSES ALMOST CONSTANTLY AND MY EYES ARE STILL SENSITIVE TO BRIGHT LIGHT. I HAVE HAD 3 CORNEAL EROSIONS SINCE THEN. I MUST PUT A THICK GEL IN MY EYES AT NIGHT TO KEEP THEM FROM DRYING OUT, RESULTING IN ANOTHER CORNEAL EROSION. I HAVE TRIED DROPS, MEDICINE -RESTASIS-, SUPPLEMENTS--ALL OFFER MINIMAL RELIEF. I HAVE PLACED A HUMIDIFIER IN MY HOUSE TO TRY AND FURTHER RELIEVE THE DISCOMFORT. WHILE I DO HAVE 20/20 VISION, I WOULD GLADLY GO BACK TO WEARING GLASSES IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THIS CONDITION!