Hello all! I wanted to relate my experience with Adderall and my vision troubles in case it helps someone.

I had Lasik surgery about a year ago. At the time, I was taking Adderall XR, 10 mg daily, and I noticed that I do not heal very well at all while I take it. So, when I had my surgery, I did not take it for several days after, and not on the day of surgery either. What I did not realize is that you actually heal from Lasik surgery for about a year. It takes that long. Anyway, I have since had what I believe to be less success from my Lasik surgery than the average person, due to the Adderall slowing and meddling with the ability of my eyes to heal properly. My problems are particularly noticeable at night, and/or after being under fluorescent light for a few hours. Double vision around anything like stoplights (while red or green), oncoming headlights, and the tail lights of cars in front of me is pretty well making night driving dangerous for me. This problem improves when I do not take my meds, but it is still a problem. When I do take the meds, it is REALLY a problem.

So, although I would not hesitate to have this surgery again, I would recommend to anyone considering it that they avoid their medication for as long as possible both around the time leading up to and after the surgery. This is not as much of a problem if I take Dexamphetamine, but it is still as much of a problem on Vyvanse (go figure).

Cheers!

I took adderall for a few months, and one of the side effects for me was poor nite vision. sometimes I would have to pull over to the side of the road just to make sure my eyes were open...very scarey....I work a lot of evening and night shifts....not on adderall anymore...back to ritalin...eyes seem better

I had Lasik and was taking Adderall 10 MG IR 2 times a day and my surgery/eyes came out great. I don't think adderall had anything to do with the OP's results- Some people have great results from Lasik and some people do not.

My vision before surgery was -5.25 and now it's 20/10. OP sorry that you had/have problems, but I don't think adderall has anything to do with it.

I do notice my eyes are a little dryer on adderall but that is about it- my night vision is perfect and before my Lasik it was terrible.

I have noticed my night vision becoming a recent problem and I only started taking adderall (less than a year) where I got the surgery 2 years ago. I almost could not get Lasik surgery because my pupils were almost too large, which attribute to halos and glare. When I take my adderall, my pupils get slightly larger, so this may have made the glare and halos worse.