After having LASIK surgery for both eyes , i feel Sandy/foreign body in my right eye. I have used differenet eye lubricating drops/ gels, onintments but nothing seems working. Its been now two full years in pain. Please advise and Help…………
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After having LASIK surgery for both eyes , i feel Sandy/foreign body in my right eye. I have used differenet eye lubricating drops/ gels, onintments but nothing seems working. Its been now two full years in pain. Please advise and Help…………
You are probably experiencing an unfortunate side effect of LASIK — dry eye. If lubricating drops haven’t helped you may want to consider one or a combination of the following:
1) Punctal occlusion — a doctor can put plugs in your tear drainage ducts to help retain more of your own natural tears for lubrication.
2) Restasis — some patients respond well to topical use of a drop called Restasis which attempts to stimulate the eye to produce better tears.
3) Nutritional supplements — there is some evidence that taking oral supplements such as Omega 3 fatty acids, flax seed oil, or fish oil can improve dry eye symptoms.
As someone said, welcome to the unfortunate status of being a lasik victim- remember the fine print about dry eye in the consent you signed? Well, you’ve got it.
You’ve got options beyond artificial tears. First, and most important, getting the specific cause and extent of your dry eye diagnosed. You’ll need to find your own doctor, ideally a corneal specialist, for this- however, as a practical matter, most are also lasik surgeons who wont give you a lot of chair time, so if you can’t find an understanding one, by all means, try finding any other understanding eye professional willing to give you enough chair time and follow up to really help you understand what’s going on.
Join up http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/ – we have several hundred members living with lasik complications.
Post yourself an introduction there, and browse around the forums. Right now, you’ve only touched one small part of treatment.. you still have options like specialty eye drops (dwelle and nutratear, blood serum drops, ect), conventional prescriptives (steriods, restasis), punctal plugs, dietary supplements like flax, environmental modifications like moisture chambers (these are absolutely essential in protecting your eyes and increasing your comfort.. and as irony, you’ll be trading in your old fashionable glasses or contacts for less-than-fashionable moisture chambers..), humidification, night-time eye protection like tranquileyes or taping, things like warm compresses, specialized lid hygiene, specialized contacts like scleral lenses, the list really goes on and on.
So join. Tell us your story, look around at what we do, check out the dry eye shop, and maybe you’ll get a little closer to really managing this.