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After Iridotomy - eye pain and headaches 2 months later

Eye Conditions | Last Active: May 20 3:54pm | Replies (82)
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@shama3

7 laser shots per eye! ....... I read that if the iris is too hard to penetrate, that they have to use 2 different lasers. Is that why you had so many ?
The doctor did not get into any of these kinds of details with me during my consultation.

Were you told, or can you tell if your holes were placed under your upper lids or out to the sides?

Not knowing any of this , means I wouldn't be able to ask about it. I would rather know everything, instead of being surprised..... or should I say, "attacked" with 7 zaps I was not prewarned about.

Truly, your coming forward with your personal experience is really helpful.

Thanks so much for sharing

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hopiegirl915 | @hopiegirl915 | Apr 5 11:25am

You are smart for researching and checking first. I normally do, but I was limited on my time for appointments and trusted this doctor. I had absolutely no clue what he was going to do. He basically lied and told me something totally different than what happened. I had absolutely no idea that he was putting holes in my irises at all!

Get this he did tell me that some people can get up to 20 shots per eye. So when he did seven in each eye, I thought that I got off easy. Then I find out later that even more than one is bad. My holes are at the very top of my irises in the 12 o’clock position. Also my eyes started watering immediately. At night if I lay on my back the corners fill up with water. If I am on my side water runs out sides. That makes eyes crusty in mornings. Now I have to put thick lube in my eyes every night. It has been so awful.

What makes me the most angriest is that I was lied to by every person in that office. Then after they admitted that it does cause problems said I would get used to it. Like I said, I am basing this on my own experience, but if you have no issues with glaucoma or high-pressure, I would really hesitate in getting this procedure done. Maybe my auto immune issues caused me extra issues. Who knows. I also know that this is the worst things that I have ever let a doctor do to me. It has affected me mentally as well as physically because I can no longer do things I did just a day before!

I have never had balance issues in my life. Like I said, I was target shooting and my aim was perfect. Now I can’t judge distance or anything. I have no clue why this affected me so greatly. I’m so angry at myself for not doing better research. I think the reason why I didn’t do the proper research is because he told me it was a completely different name of the surgery. So I did not look up LPI.

Can I ask why you are still considering doing it? I am still trying to find a way to close up the holes, but I am so worried about even more damage. Just remember that those holes will be damage to the eye and you will get cataracts even faster. Cataracts are like scar tissue forming over an injury in my opinion.

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