Post-Lasik

LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. LASIK is intended to reduce dependency on glasses or contact lenses via surgery by permanently changing the shape of your cornea using an excimer laser. The cornea is the dome-shaped clear tissue on the front of the eye.

During LASIK  surgery, the laser removes part of the corneal tissue by creating a flap, which is peeled back, and then reshaping the inner corneal tissue underneath to improve the focusing ability of the eye. The outer corneal flap is then put back in place and allowed to heal.  While LASIK can be very successful, individuals receiving LASIK may suffer from post-surgery complications including: 

• Moderate to severe dry eye 
• Poor vision due to ectasia – a thinning or bulging of the cornea 
• Higher order aberrations such as glare, halo, starbursts, or double vision and difficulty seeing at night 
• Under correction or overcorrection 
• Rarely, vision loss 
• Astigmatism 
• Corneal flap problems 

“Twenty percent of patients will report some form of visual change. Flap creation alone leads to higher-order aberrations.  Some patients may suffer from visual changes such as glare, halo, or star-bursting patterns around lights, haze, and decreased contrast sensitivity. The FDA reports that visual disturbances tend to stabilize three to six months after the procedure.” Source: American Academy of Ophthalmology.

PROSE treatment has shown to be successful in managing the effects of post-LASIK ectasia.  100% of post-LASIK ectasia patients who responded to a 2024 BostonSight survey reported improvement in eye health, vision, and quality of life after getting PROSE treatment.