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| Are you... ?: | A Patient |
| City: | Edmonton |
| State: | Alberta |
| Country (e.g., USA): | Canada |
| School where you received your degree: | Laurentian University |
| Highest Degree Received: | BA |
| Year Graduated: | 200 |
| My Corneal Disorders: | Dry Eye Syndrome; Refractive Surgery Complications |
| My Disorders of the Vitreous: | Floaters |
| Other Ocular Conditions: | Computer Vision Syndrome |
| How have your vision issues affected your life?: | I feel like Lasik has ruined my life, I'm unable to work productively, spending 16-20 hrs per day in bed, no longer able to enjoy any of the things I did prior to the lasik surgery I did not experience any of these symptoms prior to lasik Eye Pain – May be attributed to dry eye but I still have not had a definitive answer by any docs as of yet, although I have been trying. Eyes are in pain 100% of the time when they are closed or open, extreme eye pain if I try and do any detailed work, eyes get sore when driving, when watching TV Foreign body sensation in eye – constantly have foreign body sensation in my eyes with the right eye being the most aggravating Glare – in grocery store have a difficult time seeing what in behind glass fridge doors due to glare Night Vision – halos around traffic lights (green lights are the worst), low contrast sensitivity, extreme difficulty focusing in dimly lit bars/restaurants, starbursts Blurred Vision – vision is blurred when I wake up in the middle of the night, when I am up for more than about 4 hrs without resting and closing my eyes, when working on the computer, when trying to focus from one object to another Floaters – occasional floaters in left eye Headaches – headaches that get progressively worse the longer I’m up and out of bed Loss of near vision |
| How have you learned to adapt to your vision issues?: | I have not adapted, currently I'm unable to work productively, spending 16-20 hrs per day in bed, no longer able to enjoy any of the things I did prior to the lasik surgery |
| What's been the hardest part of dealing with your vision issues?: | Fear that my vision problems will severely limit my future, I was very confident in my abilities before lasik now I'm not sure at all if I'll ever be capable of much again. |
| What was your first reaction to your vision issues?: | How could I have been so stupid? How could a doctor have done this to me? Then Depression, Fear, and Pain. |
| What's the #1 thing docs should know about people with your vision issue?: | That my problems are real. That we're suffering from other problems as a result depression, fear, pain. |
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