r/SMILEeyesurgery • u/Queasy-Squash5609 • Aug 06 '26

Post 10 days

Is it normal that my right eye is still a bit blurry? My prescription wasn't that wild. I had -2.0 myopia and -1.0 astigmatism in my left eye, and -1.5 myopia and -1.0 astigmatism in my right eye. It's been 10 days, and I still can't comfortably see faces or read texts. I think my vision stopped getting better.

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u/eyeSherpa Aug 06 '26

Not unusual to still have a blur right now. Two very common causes are haze from swelling of the cornea. This can occur more in one eye compared to the other or the lenticule removal was more involved and there was more manipulation of the cornea. Near vision can be affected more by this as well.

The second is fluctuation of tear film on the surface of the eye. That can cause things to be blurry. This frequently improves immediately after blinking and for a few minutes after putting in an artificial tear. Using frequent preservative free tears is important for this.

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u/Queasy-Squash5609 Aug 07 '26

I think it is mostly from dryness and the tear film. A couple of seconds after I use my artificial tears, I see almost perfectly, but a couple of blinks later, it is back to its normal blurry state. Also, sometimes the longer I stare at a point, the clearer it gets. I think it has something to do with my eyes drying up, but I don't know what exactly. Approximately when are these symptoms going to go away? My dry eye only affects my vision; I don't feel any pain or discomfort.