Lourens van Zyl, MBChB

Regression after PRK can happen but looking at the amount of laser that was done on your eye one can only presume that your cornea has thinned out quite a bit.  You might have developed a condition we refer to as post laser ectasia.  That has to be rules out first and as quicly as possible before you attempt any further correction.

FML can be stopped after 2 weeks if there is no inflammation.  You are getting a toxicity from the drops most probably from the preservatives.  I would suggest you stop the drops and see your Eye Surgeon as soon as possible

In Trans PRK cases it takes about a month for your vision to recover fully and can sometimes even take 3 months.  In saying that it is by far the safest for of laser vision correction as there is not "cutting" and touching involved.  One week after surgery is way too quick to make any judgement on visual recovery.  Just give it a few more weeks and keep your Eye Surgeon in the loop.  Best of luck

Glare and haloes are extremely common in any type of laser vision correction.  It usually settles well unless you have significant residual refractive error.  In some cases it is protracted so just hang on.  It is unfortunately well known that in rare cases haloes and glare are persistent.  I would however suggest that you stop your ?steroid drops and only continue with lubricants.  I would also suggest that you see your optometrist or Eye Surgeon as soon as possible to test the pressures in your eyes as you might have what we call a steroid response with high eye pressures.  If the pressure is too high it can cause oedema of your cornea which will definitely worsen haloes.  It would be a good idea to get checked out as soon as possible 

It is very well known that visual recovery can take up to one month to recover despite what is advertised regarding SMILE.  The fact that you have lost vision is not a good sign and I would suggest you see your Eye Surgeon as soon as possible