Haze

• Haze is the cellular reaction that can develop in the corneal stroma after surgery, resulting from the material being secreted from the cells and then deposited into the cornea. It may be aggravated by bright lights, so keep a good set a sunglasses around to wear if needed.
  
  

Night Glares and Halos

• Several patients often complain of seeing halos or glares at night, making it difficult for them to drive at night. For most patients, these symptoms disappear after the first few months, but if they continue ask your doctor for a weak prescription for glasses, especially for nighttime vision.
  
  

Dry Eyes

• Almost all patients suffer dry eyes for a few weeks after surgery, but for some it lingers. During Lasik, the surgeon must create a flap in our eye to correct our vision and the cornea nerves may be severed, thus, not sending the signal to produce tears. If your dry eyes are severe, your surgeon will set you up with specific eye drops to promote moisture.
  
  

Loss of Corrected Vision

• Overtime, you may lose some of your visual crispness of your now 20/20 vision, meaning that you may no longer be able to read the bottom row of the eye chart. However, if you lose some, the loss is usually small and you should retain 20/30 or 20/40 vision.
  
  

Overcorrection

• Some patients may experience an overcorrection in their eye surgery because their surgeon wanted to compensate with the swelling occurring. Before deciding on another surgery, the surgeon often waits to see if the eyes will regress themselves.