Hit to eye after Lasik

[David91179]

Hi, I had a question for anyone who could answer it.  I had iLasik done last Thursday.  My vision was 20/15 in both eyes the next morning at my follow up.  Last night (4 days after surgery) I was playing with my dog and he managed to hit me with his elbow directly in the right eyeball.  Really hurt, went black for a split second.  I noticed immediately that my vision was a bit blurry in that eye.  It was close to bed time so I used my medicated drops and went to sleep.  Eye was still blurry and I went to see my Lasik surgeon today about the issue.  My vision had been reduced to 20/40 in that eye.  The surgeon looked at my eye and said there was no damage to the surgical flap and everything looked fine.  He wants to do a follow up in a week.  He also did an eye exam and my vision is correctable back to 20/20.  I'm not seeing any spots or halos or bright circles.  Does anyone out there have a professional opinion on what happened to me?  Will my vision correct itself in the next week or so?  I'm just concerned & a bit disappointed that I had perfect vision and now I'm blurry in one eye.  Thanks in advance for the help.  

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

You are very early in the post op period for LASIK and the vision will fluctuate.  Trauma usually dislocated a flap.  However, since you refract to 20/20, I don't think this a problem.

Dr. O.

[David91179]

The surgeon mentioned that the flap looked good but if my vision doesn't improve they might re-lift and reset it.  I just hope I get my vision back, it was amazing to be able to see clearly after 25 years of glasses/contacts.  

[Emer2012]

Did you have to get your flap reported and reset?? Or did it improve?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[aniajo]

Hi, I had similar situation. Did you have another surgery??? What happened to your eye?

[Emer2012]

Following

[Emer2012]

I’m following also.. 2 days after surgery I tried on a bikini cause my mom was wondering if it fit. And like a dummy I pulled it over my head instead of down like I normally do. Long story short the strap popped me in my right eye. Day after lasik I had 20/20 in both eyes. At my two week check up (and after getting hit in eye) I have 20/25+ in that eye now. I’m so upset!! My flap is okay they said.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

If your surgeon is okay, it may take longer to heal but eventually you should be where you wanted to be.

[Emer2012]

How can I help with the healing? I’m still doing my systane artifcal tears some. Honestly I’m just praying. Talked to a girl who got hit in the eye a month later by her daughter and her eye hasn’t been the same since. I really don’t want a bikini strap to be the cause I lost my 20/20. PRAYING IT HEALS BACK TO 20/20 if possible! If not would a re treatment be an option?? They told me they wouldn’t touch it unless I was 3 on the near side. :(

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Generally use artificial tears, don't rub the eye or have air blowing into it (sleeping under fan,  heating/AC vent on car, etc.

[Emer2012]

Thanks. Also, Yesterday marked 3 weeks since my surgery and my eye is still not 20/20. It’s messing me up. Like I’m drunk or high or something. In a dream. I hate it. Really praying somehow this heals and I see 20/20 again. But what are the odds of that happening. I mean I think my eye may have been open when the strap hit it but idk. All I know is it felt like a bruise when it hit it.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

I can't handicap or give odds. Discuss with your surgeon. Not likely to cause permanent damage.  

[Emer2012]

The doctor I saw was at the same place but wasn’t the surgeon. Just a doctor that checks your eyes and vision.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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