I was told I would still need my reading glasses after surgery (I'm 48). So, I expected my near vision post PRK to be compromised to the same degree it was by contact lenses, but it's far worse. I can't even bring the food on my plate into focus without my readers, and that was definitely not the case before PRK. Since my distance vision is nearly perfect after six weeks, does that mean my healing process is effectively over? What are the odds of my near vision markedly improving at this point?
I had PRK on one eye so that one eye is farsighted and one is near sighted at the age of 45 since i had astigmatism but in 4 years i had to go back to glasses. Is this normal? I thought it would last forever ,not a few years .
5 months post-op distance vision poor. Near vision is 20/20. My vision has diurnal fluctuation over 1 diopter that occurs from morn-eve, measured by refraction specialist. Both corneas steepen symmetrically and become more myopic morn-eve. Morning refraction test used for PRK surgery. Distance vision deteriorates horribly from morn-eve because of diurnal shift. Chief complaint-initial visit was fluctuating vision. No multiple refraction tests done morn-eve pre-surgery. Expert comment on this?