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I had PRK about 3 months ago and my vision is currently 20/40. Any suggestions?

Merf99Apr 8, 2016
It hasn't really changed since my one month check up. Maybe gotten very slightly better. Any chance for it to improve to 20/20 at this point? What would make me stop st 20/40?

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Answered on Apr 12, 2016
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50 year olds are certainly candidates for Lasik or PRK, if other things are appropriate. High corrections can be treated up to a certain level. Either the eyes will be adjusted for distance and you will wear reading glasses for close or you can have blended monovision.

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Typically, you can not tell just by looking with a microscope that a person has had PRK. In most cases, you can't tell just by looking with a microscope that a person has had Lasik either. Testing with topography will reveal the microscopic curvature changes caused by PRK or Lasik.

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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....

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