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re:lasik aftermath??
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re:lasik aftermath??
by eyewoes, Apr 20, 2006 12:00AM
Thank you for your reply, since these have been going on for years now would they be classified as something different having to do with the lasik??? Is there anything that i can tell a Dr. to look at or for, to see if it is something other than floaters. Is it possible that they take 4-5 years to settle down??
Doctor's Answer
by Forum-OD-MP, Apr 20, 2006 12:00AM
in the future please reply to your 1st thread rather than starting a new one. there are limited number of daily new threads on this board, and we hit the limit every single day. which means some people who want to ask questions cannt b/c the max number of new threads for the day has been hit already. just so you know for next time.
if you have "debris" under the flap...sometimes its removable and sometimes not. i assume it would have already been removed if it was removable.
no, there's not really anything i could tell you to look for or have someone look for that most eye docs wouldnt already know to look for.
the vast majority of "debris" that people complain about is floaters. they have to be pretty large before the eye doc can see them inside of your eye, so sometimes patients are complaining about something we cant even see... maybe thats why you havent had a straight answer yet
if you have "debris" under the flap...sometimes its removable and sometimes not. i assume it would have already been removed if it was removable.
no, there's not really anything i could tell you to look for or have someone look for that most eye docs wouldnt already know to look for.
the vast majority of "debris" that people complain about is floaters. they have to be pretty large before the eye doc can see them inside of your eye, so sometimes patients are complaining about something we cant even see... maybe thats why you havent had a straight answer yet
