Melissa S. Kearney@kearney_melissa · Sep 1, 2026

I’m sharing this in case it helps someone make a more informed decision about getting LASIK eye surgery - my husband…

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The author shares her husband's negative experience with LASIK surgery, which was technically successful (20/20 vision) but resulted in chronic eye pain and severely impaired vision from severe dry eye complications. She's posting to warn others about potential side effects that doctors may downplay and to help people make more informed decisions before undergoing the procedure.

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I’m sharing this in case it helps someone make a more informed decision about getting LASIK eye surgery - my husband had LASIK 18 months ago, and it has been a total nightmare ever since…🧵
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A complete and total disaster, despite officially being considered a “success” by the doctors who performed it, since he’s now 20/20. What they don’t count - or feel an obligation to help with - is the fact that his eyeballs now actively hurt every day, and that his vision is now severely impaired…
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They will grant he’s one of those people who experienced a side effect of “dry eyes”. Please realize that “dry eyes” can mean constant pain and a severely impaired ability to actually see (despite being 20/20)…
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He has finally found an empathetic doctor whose practice focuses on helping people recover after LASIK (officially “successful” LASIK procedures, mind you.) So we are cautiously hopeful that his situation will improve…
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Perhaps if my husband had encountered even one person who shared their bad LASIK experience - turns out there are many - he wouldn’t have done it. That’s why I’m sharing, in case it helps someone make a more informed choice and avoid this nightmare. That’s all, for now. 🙏

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