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not a candidate for lasik?

• titzer 8y ago
  No, given that my eyes are already so dry, and this plus contacts led to me injuring my corneas on more than one occasion, one of which meant I spent ~2 weeks in a dark room, essentially blind. So doctors recommend I do not do Lasik. :(
  • tormeh 8y ago
    What about Lasek? Generally has less complications and less invasive, but takes more time to heal.
    • titzer 8y ago
      I am not going to risk it at this point. Both involve cutting through the epithilium to get at the cornea underneath, and in my case some of the cells that pump moisture through the epithilium were damaged or destroyed, so it's even more of a risk than for most people.
  • dilap 8y ago
    ah bummer. yeah i had noticable dryness after mine, which went away only after a few months. contacts are really dangerous, and i feel like this is not emphasized nearly enough. i didn't even realize that as a contacts-wearer until i started to research lasik (i learned that wearing contacts was more likely to end up causing me vision problems than lasik, which is what convinced me to get it).