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20/25 is great vision! The vision may continue to become more crisp/sharp as the eye heals and your brain adapts to the monovision. It is probably too early to consider any retreat options especially with a VA of 20/25.
Because PRK takes a longer time to heal, four months post-operative is too early to enhance. The eye is still healing and changing. Waiting until the eye is done healing and the vision has completely stabilized is recommended.
It's possible you have some small prescription at this point. Usually the surgeon will be monitoring that. With PRK, the way the steroid drops are dosed after the surgery can be manipulated to adjust the final prescription. If the vision is worse but not correctable by prescription you need to...
Monovision usually reduces glasses dependence but there are situations at distance or at near where glasses might be needed. The problem with monovision is what works well at age 45 sometimes doesn't work will at age 55 or 60. However, it usually is effective for more than 3 years. Contact lens...
Contact lenses have a reshaping effect on your cornea, especially if you wear them longer than 8 hours a day. The instruments used to take your corneal maps and measurements are very sensitive. Therefore, contact lens use will affect your measurements for surgery. However, at our office, we...
It is hard to confirm if you have ectasia without looking at your corneal maps. Crosslinking is typically done to strengthen the cornea when there is steepening.I would return to your doctor for an evaluation.
Enjoy your cup of coffee, more likely to get dehydrated at the gym. I am not sure why you were told to avoid caffeine, but at this point in your recovery, I think you deserve a Starbuck's!
First of all, skiing without sunglasses can cause irreparable harm to the retina (the back of the eye). It can also cause regression of the PRK result. Further PRK can improve your vision, but if you expose yourself to the high levels of ultraviolet light present at high altitudes while skiing ...
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