You may or may not experience problems with night vision afterLASIK eye surgery.
Though it’s hard to predict whether you will experience this complication, there are some risk factors.
It is normal for your night vision to be reduced for several nights after undergoing Lasik surgery.
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This temporary effect is completely normal and will most likely improve over time.
For some people, these can become long-term problems after surgery.
People with larger pupils and those with greater refractive error are at higher risk.
Ask your Lasik surgeon about your chances ofcomplicationswhen you’re discussing your surgery.
Treatment
Many treatments are available for improving night vision problems after Lasik.
Also, special contact lenses may be worn to help reduce glare and halos by making the pupil smaller.
The use ofanti-reflective coated lensescan also help to eliminate unwanted glare and halos.
Vision problems due to decentered ablations can often be corrected with wavefront Lasik or aPRK procedure.
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