I struggle to read small print after PRK. What can be done?

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About 1 month ago ,I under went prk for my eyes that -5myop.Now I have difficult in reading small things.I see them blured ,and I worry.please help me

Emil William Chynn, MD, FACS, MBA · Answer

they should have told you that recovery after PRK is very long, you should have gotten LASEK instead as it is as safe as PRK, they should have also told you 2 things:1. you will be initially farsighted from overcorrection to allow for regression, so you don't wind up undercorrected2. if you were myopic, you would be able to hold things up very close wo your glasses or contacts and see incredibly small things, that ability is LOST once you get lasered, as that is NOT NORMAL, people wo a nearsighted rx cannot do that, check by comparing to your friends your age wo any Rx

Andrew Caster, MD · Answer

It takes about three months to fully recover your final vision after PRK, so it is expected that small print will be difficult to read at this point in your healing.

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