u/Poupou19

Hi everyone, I had my FEMTO LASIK surgery two days ago. I was nearsighted.
The day of the surgery was pretty rough (burning, itchy eyes, etc.), but it subsided. Yesterday, on Day 1, I was more than thrilled: I could watch TV without glasses, recognize faces from a distance, and see signs in the distance. My surgeon’s colleague also assured me of success: 100% visual acuity with a residual -0.5 diopters. So far, so good. Now, one day later—Day 2—my vision is comparatively worse! I can’t make out signs, text, or faces in the distance at all, or only very blurrily. Even the TV is blurry now, unlike yesterday. I’m even seeing worse up close, which I’ve never had a problem with (because I’m nearsighted).

I’m frustrated and feel like the surgery didn’t work and it was all for nothing.

I know none of you can help me from a distance or make a diagnosis. I’m going to contact my doctor on Monday but I am Rather looking to share experiences until then. Panic is getting worse :( Has anyone had a similar experience (improvement at first, then deterioration)?

Best regards :)

Hi everyone, I had my FEMTO LASIK surgery two days ago. I was nearsighted.
The day of the surgery was pretty rough (burning, itchy eyes, etc.), but it subsided. Yesterday, on Day 1, I was more than thrilled: I could watch TV without glasses, recognize faces from a distance, and see signs in the distance. My surgeon’s colleague also assured me of success: 100% visual acuity with a residual -0.5 diopters. So far, so good. Now, one day later—Day 2—my vision is comparatively worse! I can’t make out signs, text, or faces in the distance at all, or only very blurrily. Even the TV is blurry now, unlike yesterday. I’m even seeing worse up close, which I’ve never had a problem with (because I’m nearsighted).

I’m frustrated and feel like the surgery didn’t work and it was all for nothing.

I know none of you can help me from a distance or make a diagnosis. I’m going to contact my doctor on Monday but I am Rather looking to share experiences until then. Panic is getting worse :( Has anyone had a similar experience (improvement at first, then deterioration)?

Best regards :)

German below.

Hi everyone, I had my FEMTO LASIK surgery two days ago. I was nearsighted.
The day of the surgery was pretty rough (burning, itchy eyes, etc.), but it subsided. Yesterday, on Day 1, I was more than thrilled: I could watch TV without glasses, recognize faces from a distance, and see signs in the distance. My surgeon’s colleague also assured me of success: 100% visual acuity with a residual -0.5 diopters. So far, so good. Now, one day later —Day 2— my vision is comparatively worse! I can’t make out signs, text, or faces in the distance at all, or only very blurrily. Even the TV is blurry now, unlike yesterday. I’m even seeing worse up close, which I’ve never had a problem with (because I’m nearsighted).

I’m frustrated and feel like the surgery didn’t work and it was all for nothing.

I know none of you can help me from a distance or make a diagnosis. I’m going to ask my surgeon on Monday, but since it’s in three days I am Rather looking to share experiences. Has anyone had a similar experience (improvement at first, then worsening)?

German:

Hallo zusammen, ich hatte vor 2 Tagen meine FEMTO LASIK Operation. Ich war kurzsichtig.
Der Tag der OP war schon heftig (brennende, juckende Augen etc), aber es legte sich. Gestern, an Tag 1, war ich mehr als begeistert: ich konnte TV schauen ohne Brille, konnte Gesichter von weitem erkennen und Schilder in der Ferne sehen. Einen Erfolg versicherte mir auch der Kollege meines Operateurs: 100% Sehschärfe mit -0,5 Rest-Dioptrien. Soweit so gut. Nun ein Tag später, also Tag 2, sehe ich vergleichsweise schlechter! Schilder, Schriften oder Gesichter in der Ferne erkenne ich gar nicht oder nur sehr unscharf. Auch der TV ist jetzt unscharf im Gegensatz zu gestern. Ich sehe sogar in der Nöhe schlechter, womit ich nie Probleme hatte (weil kurzsichtig).

Ich bin frustriert und habe das Gefühl, die OP hat nicht geklappt und alles war umsonst.

Ich weiß, keiner von euch kann mir aus der Ferne helfen oder eine Diagnose stellen. Montag werde ich auch meinen Arzt kontaktieren. Vielmehr geht es mir bis dahin um einen (Erfahrungs-)Austausch. Hat wer ähnliche Erfahrungen gemacht (erst Verbesserung, dann Verschlechterung)?