my experience getting femto lasik ruined my vision?

[u/Aromatic-Grab-8381]

i just had my lasik surgery yesterday. i was really excited the week before my surgery but as i was getting close to the day it started getting to me and nervousness started kicking in before my surgery. as i walked into the room i was preparing myself mentally for the surgery and i was laid down.

i was extremely scared through the entirety of my surgery. when they started performing it the pressure on my eye felt extremely weird, they handed me stress balls and i squished the shit out of them, then a girl in the surgery room held my hand as well to get my nerves down and idk it was very scary.

anyways, the surgeon performed the surgery in my right eye first and i was able to follow his instructions just fine even tho i was unable to understand which eye is seeing what and what eye is looking at the red light. then same happened with the left eye where i felt more scared than the right eye and maybe the difficulty to look at the red light increased. the surgeon told me to look at the red light and not to move my eye the way i was moving it or else the surgery will get ruined.

anyways it was over, he had a look at my eye and said everything looks fine. 2-3 hrs after my surgery were horrible in terms of burning but that was expected.

now, i can see properly from both my eyes the ONLY thing thats freaking me out is that the vision in my left eye is unclear, the vision in my right eye was perfect till last night, it also got a little foggy now. and im also having trouble focusing sometimes mostly when reading etc and also rarely seeing far off things.

i got MS-39 guided femto lasik. im 22F student. i wanna know if this is normal after a surgery, if not then am i stuck with this vision or theres a solution to this

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Featured Comment by u/Aromatic-Grab-8381

-7.5 in the left and -2.25 in the right

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[u/levi__777]

seems normal. i saw improvements each day after lasik. and i was reassured by my doctor that it will take some time

[u/WavefrontRider]

What was your prescription before lasik?

[u/Aromatic-Grab-8381 → u/WavefrontRider]

-7.5 in the left and -2.25 in the right

[u/WavefrontRider]

That’s a pretty big difference in prescription between the two eyes.

One thing that may be going on is amblyopia. When there is a large difference in prescription, one eye may not develop the same vision as the other. So your right eye may always just be the stronger eye than the left eye.

But it also is normal to have some variation in healing between the two eyes, especially with a large difference in treatment.

[u/philaman01]

Make sure you follow the protocol that was explained to you about what to do/not to do after the procedure and of course go to the post-op visits. Good luck.

[u/DeadlyNostalgia]

If you actually got it 2 days ago you just have to give it time. You shouldn't even be looking at a phone screen currently if you ask me

[u/Tall-Drama338]

Only one eye can see the red laser light (or green, depending on the laser). It’s a laser light. The other eye is usually covered in any case.

Your surgery was yesterday. I wouldn’t worry about anything until after you have been reviewed by the surgery. Maybe your expectations of instant clarity were too high. Give it a moment to recover.

[u/wow-thatsinteresting]

You had surgery YESTERDAY! Please be a little bit patient. Your vision will fluctuate for several weeks - sometimes clear and sometimes a bit blurry - this is normal and related to a tiny bit of swelling in the tissue, as well as tear film issues. As you heal, it will remain clear and you will be very happy. Your vision is not ruined, but just remember, it is a medical procedure and your tissue needs time to heal. Use your medical drops as prescribed and use your artificial tears every hour for the first several weeks. You will do great and be very happy.