Is there any treatment for glare after LASIK surgery?
Lasik Glare: The Issue of Pupil Size by 9NEWS health reporter Dr. Stephanie Clements March 16, 2001 “I don’t regret the fact I had Lasik surgery, I regret that I didn’t research it enough and didn’t get a better result.” ‘Joe’, Lasik Patient Those ads were pretty convincing; ‘World Class Surgeon,’ ‘FDA’ approved laser, etc. So, Joe hopped on an airplane to head from Denver to California, where he thought he was tapping into the best of the best, so he could ditch his glasses for good. He’s asked us not to use his real name for professional reasons. “I knew something was very wrong the moment I sat up after Lasik surgery; everything was distorted and blurry and that did concern me, ” he says. He says he was basically patted on the head, reassured that this was normal, and was put back on a plane to Denver. In the days and weeks that followed the problem became much worse. “I see extra images, a lot of flares and halos coming off bright lights, even in the daytime under normal conditions