No — LASIK does not cause keratoconus in a normal, healthy cornea. But there’s a real, clinically distinct complication that gets confused with it: post-LASIK
In 88% of documented post-LASIK ectasia cases, the root cause was not the surgery — it was a pre-existing corneal weakness that screening failed to
Yes — but when, which oil, and how you apply it all change the answer. A few drops of lightweight oil on the hair shaft
Yes, bloodshot eyes after LASIK are common, and in the overwhelming majority of cases they’re a harmless subconjunctival hemorrhage, not a sign anything went wrong.
There’s no widely recognised drug called “isopeptide” — so if you’re searching this exact phrase, the honest first answer is that the question, as literally
Saline solution and artificial tears get lumped together constantly in post-LASIK advice, but they’re not interchangeable — and that distinction matters more than it might
LASIK feels scarier than the data supports — and that gap between feeling and fact is really the whole story here. Most of what makes
Yes, you can bend after LASIK — but the first few days call for real care, not just general caution. Bending over increases pressure inside
Yes, you’re fully awake during LASIK — and that’s not a compromise on safety, it’s a requirement for the procedure to work correctly. The bigger
No — no needle ever touches your eye during LASIK. The only anesthesia used is a topical numbing eye drop, applied directly onto the surface
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