Can dry eyes that persist after LASIK be directly attributable to something that happens during the actual LASIK surgery?

Doctor's Answer

No, dry eyes that persist after LASIK surgery are not attributable to intraoperative factors or complications.

Rather, they usually happen because there was already pre-existing dry eyes before surgery caused by things like prolonged contact lens wear, acne medication etc, and the general corneal disturbances that occur in every case exacerbated the pre-existing dry eye problem.

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