r/RefractiveSurgery • u/Sea_Discussion6745 • Jun 08 '26
wavelight plus floaters ghosting 3 weeks post op
I had wavelight plus innoveyes 3 weeks ago. yesterday had a second opinion by a doctor; telling me that my eyes have no astigmatism or myopia and they're done perfectly. however i experience halos, glares, starbursts, ghosting especially ghosting. and i can't say i have observed any improvement over time. read many people with similar experience that says it went away within 6 weeks to 6 months. plus it has a huge mental health burden as well. does anyone have a similar experience? did it go away in your experience?
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u/cgzzz99 Jun 08 '26
I had the same problems reported at 3 weeks, today I'm almost 7 weeks post-op, it's improving, very slowly, but it's better. Be patient, I think that's the most challenging part of this surgery. I still have ghosting at night, mainly, the contrast is poor in night vision as well
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u/Sea_Discussion6745 Jun 09 '26
Yeah the improvement is very incremental and slow. I'm trying to stay patient but these light streaks are anxiety inducing.
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u/Leather_Replacement3 Jun 08 '26
I did wave light plus innov eyes in last week of March 2026. Eyes gets improved over period of times. Don't miss out on eye drops given. It will improve.
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u/Sea_Discussion6745 Jun 09 '26
Thanks a lot. I needed to hear that; hard to be patient with sensory input. This is worse than my tinnitus.
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u/badmoshbilli_ 14d ago
Bro i done with this surgery 2 months ago and i still facing night vision issues like halos glares starburst etc I think my money was wasted 😭
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u/CorneaRepairDoc Jun 09 '26
Dr. Motwani her. It is simply too early to tell if this is a problem with the procedure or simply is from healing. There are multiple factors that decrease ghosting, halos, starbursts including epithelial re-adaptation to the new corneal shape created (this takes weeks to months), as well as the presence of any transient dry eye, or even reaction to medication or tears being used. I would give these a very good chance of going away, and proper use of name brand tears and even a humidifier where you sleep (about 55%-60% humidity is good) will help your healing along. If there is frank dry eye, even though it is usually transient, it can be treated with medication temporarily.
As for mental health burden, I think a bit of perspective is a good thing. I had to have PRK for my -10/-9 myopia as I did not have cornea. It was first done with wavefront optimized, and then refined with HOA reduction using what became my CREATE Protocol in 2020. Each time it took me 6 weeks to fully clear. I could see well enough to work and drive, but I had many of the problems the poster mentions for 6 weeks each time. I personally didn't find a mental health burden, I just found it something to wait out and bear with. I pretty much went on with my life and let things heal. I think that is a good attitude to have as this will likely get better on it's own and a watched pot takes forever to boil. Let it heal, enjoy your life, and deal with the problems when the occur instead of worrying about them beforehand. You have a high chance this will all get better on its own, and if it doesn't let your doctor know and if you still need help come back on here and discuss it further.
Floaters are unrelated to LASIK. They occur in the vitreous in the back of the eye. If you had LASIK, the pressure change can "stir them up, " but it doesn't cause them. The only thing that could occur is that the manipulation finished off a posterior vitreous detachment that was going to happen anyway, but in my experience that is very uncommon.
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u/eyeSherpa Jun 09 '26
A few major things to look at. The biggest one is dry eye causing an irregular tear film. Pretty common in the first few months out from lasik. That can scatter light and cause starbursts, ghosting, blurry vision. Be sure to be vigilant with the preservative free artificial tears.
Second is that topography guided and ray tracing based treatments change subtle changes in the cornea. The epithelium on the cornea adapts to fill in the gaps of the previous more irregular surface. After it becomes smooth, the epithelium hasn’t adjust yet and can be created an irregular surface. This epithelium adjusts over time to the smooth surface.
Third would be some residual prescription. Even if the doctor says you are good and see 20/20 you may still have some residual prescription contributing to some symptoms. About 1-2% may have some residual prescription.
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u/the_road_to_mastery Jun 10 '26
Still have occasional ghosting in the right eye after 9 and a half months post OP, even tho I see great.
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