I am 19 years old and got PRK eye surgery 1 week ago. Am I allowed to cry and laugh? Is it going to damage my eyes?

There are many reasons your vision can be blurry following PRK. Regression of effect is certainly possible, though fairly uncommon to bring you to the level of blur you had before surgery. Dryness is a common reason for blur postop. Less common problems include inflammation in the cornea,...

You should not go swimming until your epithelium (the surface of the eye) is healed. Two weeks is usually sufficient but the only way to be certain if it is safe to swim is to have your surgeon check your eyes.

You certainly may be a candidate for PRK, depending on your age and other factors. There are large studies demonstrating greater safety for LASIK with a residual bed of 300 or more. There are not yet comparable studies for the optimal bed depth after PRK so many surgeons (including myself) err...

Having an MRI after PRK is absolutely no problem, even shortly after PRK or LASIK. Magnetic alignment of electrons as is done in an MRI does not influence epithelial healing nor flap healing.

Management of dry eye after refractive surgery may require a multi-pronged approach. Non preserved artificial tears may need to be used as often as every 1-2 hours. Restasis, a prescription medication, may be required to improve the quality of the tears produced.Punctal, collagen or...

Dry eyes almost always resolve six months to a year after PRK. If your dry eyes persist you may have other risk factors such as allergies, ocular rosacea or floppy eyelid syndrome. This could also be the cause of your eye pain. The two eyes are usually very similar in vision after 15 months. ...