Hey everyone
I haven't visited this page in a long time but during the depths of my despair regarding my botched Lasik surgery i found it very helpful to read posts here.
I'm a better place now. My eyes are still the same with daily pain, blurry vision and dryness but mentally im doing way better. I guess i found a method of dealing with it and a way of kinda just accepting what has happened to me.
It's about 5.5 years since i had the surgery. I work as a film director so obviously it has affected my work greatly but i've made it work. During my recovery i made a film about it which greatly helped me. It ended up being an important place for me channel some of the most confusing feelings into.
If you are interested in watching the film you can see it on youtube, here is a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9tTjtxeXDU
Epilepsy warning, there is a lot of flashing lights in it.
I hope you all are doing okay and that your eyes recover.
Sorry brother. I'm not anywhere near your issues. I have HOAs and dry eyes. But yes these doctors absolutely downplay the longterm side effects. I feel like it's a world wide cabal of dishonest and incompetent docotors. I'm guessing scleral lens do not help you?
It is what it is, but yeah. No scleral lenses didn't work for me. They helped briefly but agitated my eyelids so much after use that it ended up just evening out in complications.
Thank you so much for sharing this.
I recognize this rollercoaster all too much.
I thought after 2 years, I was at peace with my screwed up eyes but the image of the eyes being lasered gave me a feeling of trauma.
Hopefully one day my eyes will be better.
Good luck to you!
Thank you for the comment. I'm sorry if the scene was too much and gave you traumatic feelings. I just didn't wanna shy away from how "wild" the surgery itself feels. Overpowering in a way and in hindsight a very uncomfortable experience knowing the results of the surgery.
Good luck to you aswell! I hope your eyes recover.
So you were +3.25 and you had LASIK not Smile. I’m sorry to hear you’ve had problems.
Dry eyes, neuropathy and regression can limit treatment for farsightedness. Many people with glasses for farsightedness as a child also have one lazy eye with amblyopia so it would remain blurred regardless of treatment.
You need a scleral contact lens trial and see if your vision improves. It covers over the surface irregularities, so vision should be improved. Visit a clinic that specializes in keratoconus treatments.