PRK with High Myopic Prescription - Pittsburgh, PA

At my last checkup my right eye is 20/15 woohoo and my left is still hanging at 20/25 but together a solid 20/20 even a smidge below. I am completely thrilled at my outcome. My doctor will check again in 3 months and said the left still may improve that it does take a full 6 months before the complete results are known. He said after 6 mo if I want an enhancement it can be done then but from where I started I really do not see the need for any enhancement at this point. For those scheduled or still deciding- It was the best life changing decision for me. Not needing any correction is awesome, though I do use readers very occasionaly usually only in low light with small print but that is it. The key I learned was patience PRK is certaintly not a quick recovery but the end results for me at least were better than I could have ever expected. Till my 6mo check up, best wishes to those making this wonderful lifechanging decision!!

Continues to improve. 20/20 right eye, 20/25 left eye. Both together almost 20/20. It is wonderful, still have slight fluctuations but so happy. My astigmatism is still slightly there but barely notice it unless I am trying to focus on something very far away. I do need readers more now. Especially in low light but the trade off is worth it. My doctor expected that since I waited to have surgery till I was at the fun age of my arms are too short to hold the book further to see. Hehe.
My doctor also made a good point if you have any other eye issue. Such as I have a high risk of retinal detachment from the overall oval shape of my eyes ( why I was so myopic in the first place ) that PRK does not fix that and just because my vision improved the shape did not change. Easy to forget past eye issues when vision is sooo clear now. Best of luck to those considering or recently had it done. You will be happy just be patient!!! Till my next check up. :).

It has been a frustrating recovery to say the least but it is wonderful now and well worth it. I was able to return to work 10 days after the procedure. Things were blurry but functional I did keep sunglasses with me all the time and used them faithfully every time I went outside. My vision fluctuated between 20/40 and 20/60 for the next several weeks. I continued with the irrigation drops and would get those moments of crystal clear vision so I knew things were improving.

With every check up small improvements but kept getting frustrated, my doctor was wonderful at reassuring me. He had the similar procedure done and said it does take time which is the big difference between Lasix and PRK. At 4 weeks he said my nearsightness was completely gone but my astigmatism was still there. I had such a high prescription that I was on the cusp of not being a candidate and to remember with that large of correction it will take time. I was closer to 20/40 but since the astigmatism was still there and caused difficulty with reading signs at night when I was driving and seeing things it the distance he made me a pair of glasses for driving. They had the correction for the astigmatism in them. He told me I would not need them forever but they were helping especially for seeing the scoreboard at a major league baseball game.

At 6 weeks things were getting better, my vision had dramatically improved. The blur was gone but I did notice I needed readers now but that is fine. At. My last checkup at 6 weeks I was finally 20/25!!! Woohoo, happy dance!!! He said my eyes healed beautifully, with not scar tissue and the corneas were clear. My astigmatism was still there but improving and he said should continue as the weeks go by .

As I sit her at the 8 week mark I am completely thrilled with the outcome. My vision is better than it has ever been. As someone had stated on another site the vision now it is like seeing everything in HD. My doctor said it will continue to improve and fluctuate over the next 4 months. I am so thrilled how it has changed my need for corrective lenses.