Post Lasik Flap Wrinkle

[larrys...@yahoo.com]

Hi!

I had my first surgery at Lexington in Surrey, BC in June this year. I
was about 20/800 with astigmatism in both eyes. After some regression,
I ended up at about 20/80, 20/100 with some astigmatism left over. I
just had my enhancement on 10/31 and my left eye ended up GREAT,
however, my right eye was blurry and painful. When I went in the next
day, they said I had a very slight fold or wrinkle, hardly noticeable
and they wanted the surgeon to look at me again (Also, they said I was
about 20/80 in that eye). He put in some drops and "pressed" it with
some kind of tool and said it should be alright on it's own. I came
back to the states and looked up on the internet and it sounds to me
like this never goes away on it's own, that it should always be
relifted and repositioned. Question: Does anyone know of flap wrinkles
healing on their own and restoring good vision? I feel like the laser
probably did it's job and it's this stupid wrinkle that's stopping the
good vision from getting through.

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[Glenn Hagele - Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance]

A small amount of wrinkling (striae) will correct itself with healing.
It may be a good idea to have the doctor (local or original) look at
the eye and determine if a flap lift and smoothing is in order. The
sooner, the better.

Glenn Hagele
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
http://www.usaeyes.org

Glenn Hagele
Executive Director
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
http://www.usaeyes.org
glenn....@usaeyes.org

[wtra...@email.com]

Just a point of fact - striae almost never improve on their own. When
striae are present, it is critical to determine whether they affect the
vision. If the striae affect the vision, then the striae need to be
treated. If the striae does not affect vision, then they can be
observed. In general, if the vision is decreased because of striae,
waiting only allows the striae to become more resistant to removal.
So please see your doctor ASAP if you have striae that are affecting
your vision

Best of luck

Bill Trattler, MD
Miami, FL

>
> A small amount of wrinkling (striae) will correct itself with healing.
> It may be a good idea to have the doctor (local or original) look at
> the eye and determine if a flap lift and smoothing is in order. The
> sooner, the better.
>
> Glenn Hagele
> Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
> http://www.usaeyes.org
>
> Glenn Hagele
> Executive Director
> Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
> http://www.usaeyes.org
> glenn....@usaeyes.org
>

[larrys...@yahoo.com]

Thank you Bill (and Glenn also!) for your replies. I took your advice
and made an emergency visit to the eye clinic that handles my laser
surgery post-ops. They did some tests and decided I needed to get the
flap relifted, refloated and reseated. The only drag is having to drive
to Canada again and is the downside to doing it up there (luckily for
us it's only a couple of hours). I sure hope and pray that this fixes
the poor vision and discomfort I've been having. I hope I haven't lost
any vision permanently or will following this procedure. Should I ask
them about placing a contact on it overnight or is this not a good
idea? Any suggestions regarding an obstinate flap would be MUCH
appreciated.

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I know this was 12 years ago, you will probably wont see this. But my wife had the same complication last week and today she can not see very well.

Could you please tell me how your process went?
how are your eyes today?

THANKS!!!!