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Tearing eye after LASIK
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Tearing eye after LASIK
by Mary__0__0, Mar 30, 1999 12:00AM
I had LASIK done about 4 months ago. A couple weeks after surgery, I experienced an occurance of tearing in my right eye. It lasted about two hours and it was as though I was crying. The tearing never happened again until this week -- I've experienced it for three days now, on and off. It lasts about an hour or two, stops and then returns if I catch wind in the eye or bend down. Can this be a side effect of LASIK? If so, does it have something to do with the flap being out of place? Will this last forever? -- it is quite bothersome. I never had this problem until my surgery. I plan to see my doctor in a couple weeks and will ask, but I thought that you could calm my nerves in the meantime. Thanks.
Doctor's Answer
by hfhs md ke, Mar 30, 1999 12:00AM
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mary-
on the one hand i will calm your nerves, chances are there is nothing seriously wrong. that being said i would advise you to see your eye MD earlier rather then later because the tearing may be a sign of eye irritation, which could be caused from any number of things, such as dry eye to a foreign body sensation secondary to a corneal irregularity- though after 4 months i very much doubt that the flap is irregular. good luck.
