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After laser treatment i can see perfectly, but the eye is permanently dry. It would be great if there was a fix for that.

victor9000 3y ago
Oh no, that sounds very irritating. Do you have to use tear drops non-stop?
- Euphorbium 3y ago
  I should, but I dont. Just suffer, it is mild, but irritating.
  - mbrumlow 3y ago
    Are you not worried about other long term damage from not having wet eyes?
    - Euphorbium 3y ago
      Several years passed and nothing changed. Only one eye was operated, the other one is fine.
bilsbie 3y ago
Fish oil helped me with that. (Coincidentally?)
- randomname93857 3y ago
  have you used just a fish oil or some fish oil derivative ( high concentrate of omega3, or DHA, etc)?
- Spivak 3y ago
  Seconded, the difference was stark. I take the generic gel caps.
- Euphorbium 3y ago
  Was it immediately after the procedure, or later on? It has been several years in my case.
- clort 3y ago
  Um, taking it orally or dropping it in your eye? (I'm interested because my sister has just had eye surgery and while she is still adjusting to her new vision, she said something about potential dryness)
  - bilsbie 3y ago
    Just answering all the questions here: Regular fish oil pills from Amazon or Walmart. My eye Dr recommended it. Just took a couple before bed. For me the dry eyes started a year after the laser eye surgery. Really only night time was a problem. The other thing that might have helped was installing a whole house humidifier.
    - fuzztester 3y ago
      >Regular fish oil pills Do you mean cod liver oil capsules?
      - aledalgrande 3y ago
        You just need Omega 3. I like the liquid bottled one that is flavored so it doesn't taste fishy.
        fuzztester 3y ago
        Got it, thanks.
      - bilsbie 3y ago
        You could try that but just any fish oil capsules.
        fuzztester 3y ago
        Thanks.
drowsspa 3y ago
Yeah, that's what stopped me from getting LASIK. Even just constantly dry eyes would probably drive me insane
lamp_book 3y ago
I recommend seeing an ophthalmologist specializing in dry eye disease. They have tests for measuring tear breakup time (TBUT) and imaging equipment for viewing meibomian glands, which are specialized sebum glands that coat the eye surface in oil to form the tear film. Fish oil helps for that reason - Omega-3s improve sebum quality. Personally I use preservative-free eye drops with hyaluronic acid [1] and they help out tremendously. I also use a heated dry eye mask, but I don't know if that helps with Lasik cases. But it's best to try to treat it sooner rather than later. I ended up seeing my ophthalmologist in the first place because my cornea got damaged and infected, and he said that the eye dryness could have been a contributing factor. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967738/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967738/
- youniverse 3y ago
  I recommend everyone an EU brand called Optase[1] for their suite of dry eye drops and related products! Best preservative free eyedrops I've tried (I've tried everything extensively) and its in a bottle! :D They have a MGD Drop (red packaging) which is liquid/oily and an Intense drop (purple packaging) that is nice and thick. You can find them rarely at retail pharmacies as they are still expanding in the US but you can order them on Amazon.
throwaw93n383m 3y ago
I had terrible dry eye. I was treated for other medical problems which prescribed anastrozole and now I'm on TRT. My dry eye is now much better and I can feel it come back with the end of the TRT cycle. Back when I started these meds I wasn't expecting this and the only papers I found were about females. My doc didn't have a good explanation for the side effect.
- UncleOxidant 3y ago
  TRT?
  - stevenwoo 3y ago
    testosterone replacement therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen_replacement_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen_replacement_therapy
yunyu 3y ago
I got SMILE instead of LASIK for that exact reason (avoiding dry eye), and have perfect vision with moist eyes. Highly recommend avoiding LASIK if you qualify for newer procedures.
- trylfthsk 3y ago
  I had tPRK in June for a similar reason. Astounded with the outcome.

victor9000 3y ago

Oh no, that sounds very irritating. Do you have to use tear drops non-stop?

Euphorbium 3y ago
I should, but I dont. Just suffer, it is mild, but irritating.
- mbrumlow 3y ago
  Are you not worried about other long term damage from not having wet eyes?
  - Euphorbium 3y ago
    Several years passed and nothing changed. Only one eye was operated, the other one is fine.

bilsbie 3y ago

Fish oil helped me with that. (Coincidentally?)

randomname93857 3y ago
have you used just a fish oil or some fish oil derivative ( high concentrate of omega3, or DHA, etc)?
Spivak 3y ago
Seconded, the difference was stark. I take the generic gel caps.
Euphorbium 3y ago
Was it immediately after the procedure, or later on? It has been several years in my case.
clort 3y ago
Um, taking it orally or dropping it in your eye? (I'm interested because my sister has just had eye surgery and while she is still adjusting to her new vision, she said something about potential dryness)
- bilsbie 3y ago
  Just answering all the questions here: Regular fish oil pills from Amazon or Walmart. My eye Dr recommended it. Just took a couple before bed. For me the dry eyes started a year after the laser eye surgery. Really only night time was a problem. The other thing that might have helped was installing a whole house humidifier.
  - fuzztester 3y ago
    >Regular fish oil pills Do you mean cod liver oil capsules?
    - aledalgrande 3y ago
      You just need Omega 3. I like the liquid bottled one that is flavored so it doesn't taste fishy.
      - fuzztester 3y ago
        Got it, thanks.
    - bilsbie 3y ago
      You could try that but just any fish oil capsules.
      - fuzztester 3y ago
        Thanks.

drowsspa 3y ago

Yeah, that's what stopped me from getting LASIK. Even just constantly dry eyes would probably drive me insane

lamp_book 3y ago

I recommend seeing an ophthalmologist specializing in dry eye disease. They have tests for measuring tear breakup time (TBUT) and imaging equipment for viewing meibomian glands, which are specialized sebum glands that coat the eye surface in oil to form the tear film. Fish oil helps for that reason - Omega-3s improve sebum quality. Personally I use preservative-free eye drops with hyaluronic acid [1] and they help out tremendously. I also use a heated dry eye mask, but I don't know if that helps with Lasik cases. But it's best to try to treat it sooner rather than later. I ended up seeing my ophthalmologist in the first place because my cornea got damaged and infected, and he said that the eye dryness could have been a contributing factor. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967738/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967738/

youniverse 3y ago
I recommend everyone an EU brand called Optase[1] for their suite of dry eye drops and related products! Best preservative free eyedrops I've tried (I've tried everything extensively) and its in a bottle! :D They have a MGD Drop (red packaging) which is liquid/oily and an Intense drop (purple packaging) that is nice and thick. You can find them rarely at retail pharmacies as they are still expanding in the US but you can order them on Amazon.

throwaw93n383m 3y ago

I had terrible dry eye. I was treated for other medical problems which prescribed anastrozole and now I'm on TRT. My dry eye is now much better and I can feel it come back with the end of the TRT cycle. Back when I started these meds I wasn't expecting this and the only papers I found were about females. My doc didn't have a good explanation for the side effect.

UncleOxidant 3y ago
TRT?
- stevenwoo 3y ago
  testosterone replacement therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen_replacement_therapy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgen_replacement_therapy

yunyu 3y ago

I got SMILE instead of LASIK for that exact reason (avoiding dry eye), and have perfect vision with moist eyes. Highly recommend avoiding LASIK if you qualify for newer procedures.

trylfthsk 3y ago
I had tPRK in June for a similar reason. Astounded with the outcome.