Lasik and Dry Eyes

December 3, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized · Comment 

If your eyes tend to be dry you will typically be excluded as a LASIK candidate. That is because in creating the corneal flap which folds back and gives the treatment laser access to the deeper layer, some tiny nerves are usually cut. This is not deliberate; it is just virtually inevitable. They are connected to the tear glands.

Therefore after your LASIK surgery, some time is needed for those nerves to regrow. In the meantime, the tear glands are unable to deliver adequate tears to keep your eyes moist. This condition of dry eyes is a temporary side effect of LASIK.

Dry Eye Syndrome

Dry Eye Syndrome is a chronic and more severe condition of dry eyes. It can occur in people who have never had LASIK. Possible causes are: Read more