Hello, I had Lasik performed on June 2nd at the Georgia Eye Institute. The first week I was using Systane and I could appreciate a few seconds of clear vision. I also didn't have starbursts nor halos during the first week. At the beginning of the second week, my doctor switched my drops to Refresh Plus and now I notice more blurring, starbursts and halos. The halo, however, is only in my right eye and it is not centered. If I look at an object or light source, the halo is to the left of it, not centered around it. Also, I tried to look 'harder' to see if I could make it focus and I noticed that all I managed to do was make a prism effect to the right of the halo now. I was reading around a -8 in the left and -9 in the right eye according to the Wavefront printout. I am very nervous about this and am hoping that it is all due to corneal swelling and maybe a slight refractive error. I haven't been able to really read the 'chart' as of yet either. I have double vision, ghosting and generally blurry vision.
Is this all normal? Even the off center halo? Please help. Any information that can be provided would be most appreciated! Thank you!

What can be "normal" and what is desired may not be the same thing.

It would appear that you have some swelling in the cornea, possibly caused by or exacerbated by dry eyes.

Return to your doctor and describe in detail your symptoms and when they occur. I recommend writing this all down so you are fully prepared and won't forget something. The doctor should be able to diagnose the problem.

Hopefully this is just part of the healing proces and will resolve with time.

Glenn Hagele
http://www.USAEyes.org

I am not a doctor.

Yesterday was my 2 week follow up. With correction, I am now a -2 in each eye. My doctor says that I could still end up plano without the need of an enhancement over the next 3 months. Also, I have some starbursting and halos, which I know are normal, but I find that the halo is only in my right eye and that it is off center, meaning that my halo isn't around the object, but more of a circle to the immediate left of the object/light source. This did not seem to concern my eye doctor in the least. She said all this was normal and that the placement of the halo didn't make any difference. My corneas have healed nicely and she stated that I do not have any swelling. She informed me to use Refresh Plus 4 times a day, as I was using Systane about once an hour. She said that was way too much. I am confused, as from reading here, most people found relief using an increase of rewetting drops. Also, I'm an idiot because I was wetting a Q-tip with Saline SOLUTION to clean around my eyes. I figured it was 'safe' since some would get in your eyes when wearing contacts. Any feedback on what I am experiencing would be very appreciated.