Can an optometrist tell if you have had previous PRK treatment by examining your eyes? Is there scarring or discoloration after?

Being patient after PRK is by far the hardest part. Unfortunately, PRK healing can be exasperatingly slow in some cases. Most people are seeing a "weak 20/20" after 6 weeks, but many others are behind that schedule. Your progress up to this point does not reflect on how you will eventually see....

Unfortunately, there is no way to increase the thickness of your cornea. Corneal thickness is important for laser vision correction because in order to correct your vision, we need to sculpt/reshape the cornea with the laser - doing this results in the removal of corneal tissue. Larger glasses...

You had a high prescription.   Even though the enhancement rate (retreatment) is less than 2 percent for most surgeons and surgeries in your group it may be double or triple that rate.   As long as glasses corrects you to 20/20 it is likely that with an enhancement yiu will do well if...

Haze after PRK is managed with UV protection (sunglasses) and topical steroid drops. Often surgeons use a topical medicine called Mitomycin C immediately after the procedure to minimize haze formation. Most surgeons employ a post-operative steroid drop taper over weeks to months. Typically I use...

Dry eye following laser vision correction of any kind, whether that is PRK or LASIK, can cause fluctuations in vision. One way to assess if dry eye might be the cause is to resume artificial tears. If your vision clears with the use of artificial tears, dry eye may be at the root of your problem...

Dry eye is a known risk factor after PRK and LASIK. Although this is often a transient effect, and can resolve on its own after several months, dry eyes following laser vision correction can be a permanent problem. That being said, your case sounds like a particularly severe case of dry...