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I had a hair transplant in august 2018 and been on finasteride for almost 9-10 years. Now I am looking to undergo lasik this monday and had dry eye test with result of 15. Average person has around 20-25 and less than 10 is considered as dry eye syndrome. Doctor told me that I am good candidate for lasik. But would like to know if my finasteride will cause dry eye and if I should take any precautions before I go for lasik. I missed to tell about finasteride to lasik surgeon, I will meet him again today and talk about this. I did read somewhere that finasteride can cause permanent dry eye syndrome after lasik. Any comments would be highly appreciated. Thank you.
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Hello Lybrate-User, Dry eye can be accentuated after LASIK. Using steroid preparations can increase the risk of dry eye post lasik. I would advise you to improve your dry eye by using lubricant medications and stop finasteride at least 3-6 months before undergoing LASIK. Thanks.
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Hello. Finasteride can cause dryness. But lasik per se can cause dryness as corneal nerves r damaged. Go for proper pre operative workup before going for lasik.
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Hello, just contact your lasik surgeon for your surgery. No issue go ahead for surgery. But definitely take care of dry eye.
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