Epi-Lasik [7 days post surgery] - Lasik Eye Surgery Message Board

Taroogi · 08-24-2009, 05:15 PM

Hello all! I have been inspired to post here because I found a lot of comfort in reading about other peoples' experiences with refractive surgery.

I am 7 days post Epi-lasik. -8 in both eyes, slight astigmatism in my left eye.
I did both eyes at the same time.

Currently, my right eye is seeing very well and is the only reason I am functional at the moment. My left eye (the one with the astigmatism in it) is currently still very blurry at all distances. I am worried about my left eye because it is harder to tell if it is improving or not.

Like many of you, I had some strange expectations after my procedure. Everybody -- from my family and friends to the employees at the eye center -- kept telling me I'd see great after the procedure! They really really inflated my expectations and this was very damaging after a few days after the procedure was done. When I didn't see great after day 4, I was pretty depressed for a while.

I find the most difficult thing with this whole procedure is fighting off the constant emotional swings that come with healing up. The only reason I am able to post this is because my right eye is doing awesome... and that's troubling because I'm worried about my left eye!

I have accepted the fact that in order to see perfect after this procedure I may still need to wear contacts/glasses. However, I am comforted greatly by the fact that I will now be functional without them! I will no longer be 'Millhouse'd' without my glasses! (The image of Millhouse from the Simpsons feeling around his surroundings every time he lost his glasses is something I'll never have to think about again when I lose my glasses

So far, I've learned to incorporate omega-3's into my diet: walnuts, flax. Take some multi-vitamins. NEVER squeeze my eyes shut. Concentrate on focusing on what I'm looking at without squinting (avoid unnecessary strain).

There's TONS of stuff you can do to help the recovery process and I'm curious to see what other fellow Epi-lasik people have to say about their recovery.

Now... everybody send good vibes my way... my left eye needs them

Taroogi · 08-25-2009, 12:18 PM

Woke up today [day 8] and my left eye is much more functional! I can now read the computer screen and my cell phone with my left eye.

Another thing that I've noticed is that laying down and staring at the roof is very bad for my eyes. If you are in a position where your eye is constantly irritating you... change it! Sitting up and keeping my head straight was the way to go for me. I'll keep you all updated!

DaEsse · 09-05-2009, 09:21 AM

im 10 days post-op.

By day 8 i felt things were finally going well, then i woke up this morning and everything was blurry again. I dont get it. I thought it was fine and now its all screwed up again. Yesterday i went out and my eyes were struggling a little, it was the first time i was walking around outside at night, all the lights were blinding. I got home as fast as i could to get some rest.

I dont know if thats the reason my vision is all out of wack again. Im just SO frustrated because i was SO sure it was fine. Im having such a hard time dealing with this, afraid that my vision will only get worse, if my eyes are infected or something bah... im just overly paranoid probably. I just dont know what to do anymore. Im starting a new job this week and i dont know how im going to be able to work all day with this.

Hope this is normal... god i hope it is......

new eyes · 09-05-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DaEsse

im 10 days post-op.

By day 8 i felt things were finally going well, then i woke up this morning and everything was blurry again. I dont get it. I thought it was fine and now its all screwed up again. Yesterday i went out and my eyes were struggling a little, it was the first time i was walking around outside at night, all the lights were blinding. I got home as fast as i could to get some rest.

I dont know if thats the reason my vision is all out of wack again. Im just SO frustrated because i was SO sure it was fine. Im having such a hard time dealing with this, afraid that my vision will only get worse, if my eyes are infected or something bah... im just overly paranoid probably. I just dont know what to do anymore. Im starting a new job this week and i dont know how im going to be able to work all day with this.

Hope this is normal... god i hope it is......

I went through the same thing , but now at my 7th week after the epi lasik I am seeing very well.. It got much better after the 6th week ..hang in there..

new eyes · 09-05-2009, 02:33 PM

I had the surgery and for the first 3 days with the protective contacts in it improved... but was very blurry maybe 20/40. My vision became worse on the 4th day when they removed the contacts... I was barely able to see. It slightly improved over the next 4 weeks, but was still very blurry. Didn't seem to improve much. Was only better when I put in eyedrops first thing in the morning, but would deteriorate again during the day. At the 5th week my left eye started to improve to maybe 20/40 in the morning but my right eye remained blurry. At the 6th week, left eye maybe 20/25, and right eye slight improvement. At the 7th week, left eye perfect...20/20, right eye maybe 20/40. At the 8th week, both eyes improved to 20/20. I hope this is some help to people who are worried, as I was, that it took weeks, not days, and I see better now than I've seen my entire life, even when I wore contacts.