>I had LASIK done in Jan'05 (7
>months back) and like many other
>people on this Forum I'm also
>experiencing halos and starbursts in low
>light conditions. My eyes otherwise are
>fine and I have excellent vision
>in bright light conditions.
>It seems my problem is affected by
>the pupil size because if I
>"see" through a pinhole, the halos
>and starbursts are completely gone. A
>smaller pupil size certainly helps eliminate
>the starbursts but I read somewhere
>that this necessarily doesn't mean that
>the ablation zone is smaller than
>the max pupil diameter. Also, I
>noticed that my "Operation Report" says
>that my pupil size is 6mm
>and the ablation zone is 8mm.
>So, its unclear whats going on
>here.
>I have some difficulty driving at night
>because of the starbursts and on
>Fri (Aug 26) I am going
>to see the local eye doctor
>here to see if something can
>help reduce the night time problems.
>I would like to ask other
>Forum members if anyone had positive
>experiences with some of the proposed
>things such as Rigid Gas Permeable
>lenses, contact lenses with artificial pupils,
>pupil constricting drops, enhancement procedures or
>anything else...
>Basic motive for this is that if
>more than 1 thing works for
>me then I could weigh the
>pros and cons of each approach.
>
>I think there is a lot of
>negative sentiment (myself included) on this
>Forum and its justifed too, but
>I say whats done is Done
>and its best to look forward
>to the future now...
>Thanks and best wishes,
I just wanted to let you know that I had my Lasik done in May. My vision at night was terrible. I was afraid to drive with my kids in the car, because I could not tell the diffrence between car lights, street lights and traffic, they all blended together. In August I finally went back to the doctor and he gave me the Alphagan P drops. It made such a diffrence. Lights actually look normal for the first time since the surgery. I put them in about 1/2 hour to 45minutes before driving. It did dry my eyes out which made me tired, although it does not seem to bother me much if I use it now.
I still get frustrated that I do have the starburst, I too try to move forward. My vision is excellent other than that. When I first had the problem, I felt very depressed and angry. Now I am happy that I can see and am learning that things could always be worse.
Good Luck!
