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Had PRK 10 years ago, which I always describe to people as the closest thing to a miracle I've ever experienced. Went from not being able to read my bedside clo

by onfire 7y ago

Had PRK 10 years ago, which I always describe to people as the closest thing to a miracle I've ever experienced. Went from not being able to read my bedside clock to better than 20/20. Of course, I am getting older so I need readers now, but my long distance vision is still perfect. Would have done it sooner!

toomuchtodo 7y ago
Also had PRK about 10 years ago, cost me $3k. Best money I've ever spent, my vision is still around 20/20-20/30, and was recently offered a super cheap "touch up" to correct back towards 20/10-20/20 with topo mapping of the cornea.
RyJones 7y ago
I had PRK a few years ago and 'miracle' is how I would describe it.
blueadept111 7y ago
I had PRK and it left me with astigmatism in both eyes. Afterwards I had both eyes redone and the "touch up" made it better, but it was still bad enough that I needed glasses to correct my vision. I'm trying to decide whether it makes sense to try again a third time. Whether or not a third time would work, my laser surgeon already told me it would be the last time he'd try to fix it (which is a different tune than he was singing originally). Since my surgery, I've bumped into a number of other PRK patients who've had similar troubles. Also, the procedure left me with "haloing", which means that when its dark outside and you see lights, they all have a white halo around them, which is super annoying. Another word of warning to potential PRK patients: the recovery period for me was measured in weeks (over a month, for me), and during that time my vision was hampered enough to make it difficult or impossible to work on computer screen. All in all, I wish I never had PRK.
- pathartl 7y ago
  I was recommended if I wanted corrective surgery to do PRK over LASIK and the recovery period is honestly what worries me the most. I'm pretty sure my eyes are tuned so well to displays that even contacts give me eye strain when working on stuff. Having that recovery period would be detrimental to me
  - stjohnswarts 7y ago
    Eyes don't "tune". Eye issues are strictly genetic unless there is some traumatic damage done to the eye (impact, chemical, staring at the sun too long, etc)

by onfire 7y ago

toomuchtodo 7y ago

Also had PRK about 10 years ago, cost me $3k. Best money I've ever spent, my vision is still around 20/20-20/30, and was recently offered a super cheap "touch up" to correct back towards 20/10-20/20 with topo mapping of the cornea.

RyJones 7y ago

I had PRK a few years ago and 'miracle' is how I would describe it.

blueadept111 7y ago

I had PRK and it left me with astigmatism in both eyes. Afterwards I had both eyes redone and the "touch up" made it better, but it was still bad enough that I needed glasses to correct my vision. I'm trying to decide whether it makes sense to try again a third time. Whether or not a third time would work, my laser surgeon already told me it would be the last time he'd try to fix it (which is a different tune than he was singing originally). Since my surgery, I've bumped into a number of other PRK patients who've had similar troubles. Also, the procedure left me with "haloing", which means that when its dark outside and you see lights, they all have a white halo around them, which is super annoying. Another word of warning to potential PRK patients: the recovery period for me was measured in weeks (over a month, for me), and during that time my vision was hampered enough to make it difficult or impossible to work on computer screen. All in all, I wish I never had PRK.

pathartl 7y ago
I was recommended if I wanted corrective surgery to do PRK over LASIK and the recovery period is honestly what worries me the most. I'm pretty sure my eyes are tuned so well to displays that even contacts give me eye strain when working on stuff. Having that recovery period would be detrimental to me
- stjohnswarts 7y ago
  Eyes don't "tune". Eye issues are strictly genetic unless there is some traumatic damage done to the eye (impact, chemical, staring at the sun too long, etc)