Description of Event or Problem · 1
I HAD CUSTOM LASIK SURGERY (B)(6)2010. I WAS HIGH PRESCRIPTION -8.5 NEAR-SIGHTED WITH ASTIGMATISM. PRIOR DRY-EYE ISSUES, BUT NOT EXTREME. VERY ACTIVE. A 15-YEAR VEGETARIAN. SINCE SURGERY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN CLEARLY AGAIN. IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT SINCE I CANNOT SEE STREET SIGNS OR TURNS UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE TO TURN OR COMPLETELY MISS THE TURN, AND I HAVE ALMOST CAUSED 4 CAR ACCIDENTS. I EXPERIENCE DOUBLE VISION, BLURRY VISION, WEIRD FOCUSING PROBLEMS WITH MOVEMENT OR NEAR-TO-FAR, HEADACHES, AND DRY EYES ALL THE TIME. MY LEFT EYE - I CAN SEE, BUT IT IS INFERIOR TO CONTACTS, ONLY WITH GOOD LIGHT WHEN NOT EXPERIENCING THE OTHER PROBLEMS. MY RIGHT EYE - HAS NEVER BEEN CLEAR. THE RIGHT IS ALWAYS BLURRY NEAR OR FAR AND, I EXPERIENCE MORE PROBLEMS WITH DOUBLE VISION AND DRYNESS ETC. I HAVE GONE BACK SEVERAL TIMES FOR EXAMINATION AS TO MY BLURRINESS, ETC AND AM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN FIND. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR NOW WITH NO RESOLUTION. I CONTINUE TO USE EYE DROPS -THEIR SUGGESTION- OFTEN WHICH DO NOT GIVE ANY REAL RELIEF TO THE PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCE AND ADVIL DOESN'T HELP THE HEADACHES AS THEY ARE CAUSED BY WEIRD FOCUSING ISSUES THAT MAKE ME DIZZY AND TIRED. WHEN IN CROWDS OF PEOPLE I FEEL SELF-CONSCIENCE SINCE I CANNOT SEE, ESPECIALLY AT AN EVENING EVENT. WHEN GOING TO (B)(6) OR SHOPPING I CANNOT SEE (B)(6) LABELS UNTIL WALKING DOWN THE AISLE. WHEN I'M TIRED OR MY EYES FEEL DRY, IT'S MUCH WORSE AND CAN LAST FOR A CONSTANT OF SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVE TRIED TAKING MORE VITAMIN A, ZINC, OMEGA 3 AND OMEGA 6, PROTEIN, BUT ALL HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED ANYTHING. OVERALL, I WISH I NEVER HAD THE SURGERY. I HAVE ALL THE PROBLEMS OF CONTACTS, BUT FEEL THAT I WILL NEVER SEE CLEARLY AGAIN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.