I recently did a PRK due to my cornea is thin my doctor prescribed me to use FML eye drops. Which I read it can thin out the cornea and can also cause high eye pressure. The dosage he told me was for the first week 4 drops each day 4 separate times then second week 3 drops per day the 3rd week 2 drops per day and 4 th week 1 drop per day so what I want to know is there a big risk?
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Typically in my office, I feel comfortable picking up LASIK flaps for the first year or two. For someone who needs an enhancement to their LASIK result past this time, is from another surgeon, or where there is concerned about adequate corneal thickness I suggest PRK as an enhancement...
The first thing to try is definitely waiting longer, I would recommend six more months. Most glare and halos vanish after 6 months but they can last longer. For now they are manageable with brimonidine and your vision is good. Most glare and halos are caused by having a small amount...
I have performed more surface ablations after RK to fix consecutive hyperopia, which is what it sounds like you have, than any other surgeon in NYC. we just presented 200 similar cases recently
i used to perform PRK for this problem, but now i only perform LASEK. scarring after PRK over RK...
