8 days ago, I had PRK healing fine with no complications.

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. ...

Using Muro 128 ointment at bedtime plus Muro drops 4 x/day for six months is effective about 90% of the time in eliminating recurrent corneal erosions. Another option is PTK (a laser treatment) followed by Muro for six months. The two together are effective about 98% of the time.

PRK is generally considered the best way to perform enhancements after LASIK, since re-lifting the flap can lead to so many complications. Four months is a relatively long period to see no improvement. Your surgeon will want to asses if you have some eye condition that is affecting your...

The most common reason for glare and halos at night is that you have a small amount of residual astigmatism in your eyes. This could theoretically be treated by doing more laser, but if you are 20/20 and able to drive at night the best course may be to leave it alone. Dry eyes can contribute...

Scraping for haze so soon after PRK is unusual. Haze normally forms a month after surgery and is often treated with steroid drops and if that fails with superficial keratectomy and Mitomycin C. Haze will eventually go away even if it is not treated, but can take a year to resolve. Dry eyes can...