Here’s what I was afraid of after LASIK”.
LASIK surgery can change your life, but for this TikTok user it changed them in all the wrong ways.
In one TikTok, which has been watched 620,700 times, user Sweet Sweetness (@ursweetmadness) eats a snack while looking pretty fed up, and the caption on the screen says, “I had LASIK surgery and now my right eye still feels like I have a hair and dust in my eye all the time.”
People on the internet weren’t convinced about LASIK. One person said, “The number of problems I’ve heard about with LASIK and the number of ophthalmologists who will never have it done is quite alarming.
“Another said, “This is what I dread after having LASIK.”
A fourth added, “It would drive me crazy.”
A fifth described the problem as “the physical version of a buzzing in the eye.
“Several commenters also reported a similar experience to Dulce’s after LASIK. Most of them said the symptoms went away 5-6 months after surgery, and one even advised Dulce to use artificial tears.
But in a later video, Dulce said she thought the surgery was worth it. (Via)
However, other TikTok users don’t necessarily agree. Maggie Hamill (@maggie_hamill44), another LASIK and TikToker patient, says she was left with chronic eye pain after LASIK, which “completely changed the course of her life”. Nine years later, she says LASIK has “destroyed many aspects of her daily life”.
Is dry eye a common side effect of LASIK?
According to WebMD, dry eye is “the most common complication of LASIK,” with 95% of LASIK patients experiencing dry eye. (Via)
The website says that LASIK-related dry eye generally improves over time, but there are “rare cases” where this side effect doesn’t go away.
WebMD says there are three main causes of dry eye after LASIK.
Firstly, there’s swelling caused by the procedure itself. Secondly, the new shape of the cornea can change how the eyelids interact with the surface of the eye.
Finally, the procedure can cause temporary damage to the corneal nerves, which can disrupt the communication between the cornea and the lacrimal glands.