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A Week After PRK Surgery, I Had a Corneal Abrasion when Removing the Bandage Contacts. How Will I Recover and in What Time?
asked 7 months ago by PatienceIsAVirtue in NY, NY
Latest answer by Christopher Coad, MD
Question viewed 462 times
Tags: 1 week post-op, cornea, expectation, healing
A week after PRK surgery, I had a corneal abrasion when removing the bandage contacts in my non-dominant eye. It was not in the line of sight, has healed, is recovering, but is still nowhere near as sharp as the non-injured eye. It has been approximately 3-4 weeks total since the surgery. Regarding the eye in question,(which is improving but still blurry) how long before the blurriness leaves and will it recover well/clear? Anything I may do to help it's progress?
3 answers to A Week After PRK Surgery, I Had a Corneal Abrasion when Removing the Bandage Contacts. How Will I Recover and in What Time?
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Corneal abrasion after PRK
The skin of your eye is still not that firmly attached for about a month postop so you have to be careful
you have to do the following to recover more quickly after your abrasion (and in general after PRK):
get more sleep than 8 hours per night
keep your eyes closed for 5 minutes on the half-hour every hour
put in a drop of preservative-free artificial tears every hour on the hour
use a gel at night at bedtime
drink more water, get a cool-mist humidifier...
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Prk and corneal abrasion
Fortunately, I would expect the eye to fully heal and recover. Lubricating drops may help tremendously. Occasionally, anti-inflammatory drops including topical steroid eye drops, may be used to prevent haze or scarring.
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Corneal Abrasion After PRK
Since PRK (Photorefractive Keratectomy) is performed on the surface of the eye, it is not unusual to see transient side effects of surface healing, especially in the drier winter months. These will always clear up, but can occasionally drag on for a month or two. We have numerous eyedrops(lots of lubricants) and other "tricks" to speed up the healing and to keep you comfortable in the process. Ulitimately, when the healing is complete, your eyes will even out.......
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