Dear Doctors , I had my first PRK done 5 years ago upon the recommendation that was cornea was thin . Post OP, I wasn't able to sleep all night . Sadly, I have a constant glare around objects at night till date For the next 1 year, I paid regular visits only to be told that it was cause of dryness but I regularly used eye drops without fail. I gathered the courage to visit another doctor today, been advised for PRK countoura in my left eye . Could I please have a second opinion? Thank you
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You're way past treatment parameters for LASIK, your astigmatism wouldn't be corrected much
if you got PRK it would be very painful and again your correction would regress, leaving you with astigmatism
your only solution is to do LASEK and then it would get rid of most of your astigmatism, but...
I actually treated a very nice younger man from Switzerland who flew into see me, as he did an incredible amount of research and somehow figured out I have more experience with LASEK over LASIK than any other surgeon in the US perhaps. It sounds like you have HOA. The only laser brand...
It is normal bc recovery after PRK takes a long time
that's why LASIK was invented
if you couldn't get LASIK bc of a thin cornea or high Rx, then you should have gotten a LASEK, it's like a fast-recovery form of PRK