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Removed Epithelium for Lasik Anhancement, is It Safe? Time of Recovery?
I had ghosting and starburst on my left eye, in colombia. And the surgeon told me to have an enhancement:lifting the flap to put it back down again, making more flat (the problem was a wrinkle in the front, probably made by him, when he first removed the contact lens 3 months ago, I was seeing perfectly, then, after he removed it I had total blurry vision on right eye). anyways, during the surgery he removed my epithelium . Is it a safe procedure? the time of recovery is same of prk? how long?
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Epithelium Removed for LASIK Enhancement (PRK)
The epithelium of the cornea heals very quickly in most patients, typically within a few days. The newly healed epithelium does appear to be fragile at first and may take a few weeks to stabilize. During this time it may seem like your vision is fluctuating and it is until the epithelium has stabilized.
It is generally very safe to remove the epithelium after having LASIK done which is called PRK as long as you are kept on antibiotic drops to prevent infection...
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Wrinkles and distorted vision after LASIK
He can't just lift the flap up and put it back down, it will still be wrinkled and you will still have distorted vision. he must lift it up, hydrate it with hypotonic saline, then suture it down with the sutures perpendicular to the wrinkles to stretch it out. he can also try the Pineda iron, named after the surgeon i trained with at Harvard who did my own LASIK, but that only works in the first week, and it sounds like he let this go longer than that
this is why i switched to LASEK as...
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