After LASIK Symptoms: Dry Eyes

LASIK eye surgery is a procedure that makes permanent changes to the cornea. The cornea is the clear covering on the eye. By using a laser, this procedure helps people who are nearsighted, farsighted or have astigmatism. A common symptom of LASIK eye surgery is severe dry eyes. Though most of the time the symptom will come and go after a few weeks. For some cases, it's more serious and may affect your vision after LASIK surgery.

After LASIK surgery, the nerve impulses that direct glands to produce tears are interrupted. This is a normal phase of healing. You will have to suffer with some gritty and uncomfortable sensations that come with dry eyes. Usually to avoid this condition, a surgeon will examine the eye and recommend to the patient the proper eye drops to keep the eye adequately moist. Eye drops are essentially artificial tears, and most of the time, this is an adequate treatment to prevent any eye damage. Some cases are more serious, however.

The symptoms have a range of seriousness .Even though most patients with dry eyes will be able to administer eye drops until your tear glands heal; others can be more serious even to the extent of the damage he and their eyes. For the more serious vision problems a whole new surgery is administered to keep the eyes from drying to the point of damage. The surgery consists of tiny plugs inserted that prevents tears from going to the nose and allows them to flow directly into the eye. This helps keep the eyes moist, while the tear glands are healing.

A lot of people who are suffering from problems with their vision after LASIK will take treatment in to their own hands. For instance, setting up a humidifier in your home will release more moisture into the air in your area. With more moisture in the air, your eyes will have an easier time retaining their moisture.

Even if you have a serious case of dry eye affecting your vision after LASIK, statistically, you will be able to make a full recovery. As soon as the tear glands heal normal lubrication levels returns and you will no longer be forced to use eye drops to keep your eyes moistened. After this small period of uncomfortable side effects, most people make a full recovery. Most people report better vision than they had with corrective eye wear.