I had lasik 3yrs ago I have had star burst every night from the time i had lasik, there have been 3 nights without this prob. that was about a year ago why do you think it got better just for a few days?

I suspect that the night vision problem resolved for a few days because your pupils were smaller, possibly due to medication you were taking for a different purpose. You may want to read http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/lasik_pupil_size.htm

You should get yourself re-evaluated. Much has changed since you had refractive surgery three years ago. It may be that Complex Wavefront Retreatment (CWR) will resolve the night vision problems, the use of Alphagan P will temporarily reduce your pupil size in low light environments, or that a fitting of rigid gas permeable contact lenses will resolve these issues. At the very least, an evaluation will let you know your options.

Glenn Hagele
CRSQA
http://www.USAEyes.org

I am not a doctor.

>I suspect that the night vision problem
>resolved for a few days because
>your pupils were smaller, possibly due
>to medication you were taking for
>a different purpose. You may want
>to read http://www.usaeyes.org/faq/subjects/lasik_pupil_size.htm
hi, i have problem with night vision glare. i had lasik done a month ago. i went to see my doctor on friday and i asked alphagan p she said it wouldn't help with the night vision she said to wait it out and see if it would go away if not just get ar coding glasses for night time driving. she would not perscripe alphagan p. do you have more information about this drops?

>You should get yourself re-evaluated. Much has
>changed since you had refractive surgery
>three years ago. It may be
>that Complex Wavefront Retreatment (CWR) will
>resolve the night vision problems, the
>use of Alphagan P will temporarily
>reduce your pupil size in low
>light environments, or that a fitting
>of rigid gas permeable contact lenses
>will resolve these issues. At the
>very least, an evaluation will let
>you know your options.

>Glenn HageleCRSQAhttp://www.USAEyes.org

>I am not a doctor.

I had a RX for the drops which cost $40 and it prevents the eyes from dilating somewhat, which is good since that seems to be what causes my problem. Therefore, it greatly diminished the starbursts, but it caused a lot of trouble focusing on close objects. The drops also lost some of their effectiveness after using for a few days. Stopping the drops resulted in a few days of even worse starbursts but it returned to normal starbursts after that. I stopped using the drops because of these side effects.