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Moderate activity is fine. I would avoid swimming for 7-10 days to allow your corneal surface to heal and thus make infection less likely.
In general most refractive surgeons will do both eyes the same day. This is perfectly safe and makes the recovery of visual function quicker.
Be patient, it is not unusual to have an initial overcorrection with a high prescription. It may regress over the next couple of months. We generally wait 6-12 months before deciding on an enhancement to insure a stable prescription.
It is most common that one eye heals faster than the other in PRK. It is unusual for them to both heal at exactly the same pace. The frequent use of artificial tears will speed up the healing process and it is important to avoid rubbing of th eyes which can cause the new surface...
It is impossible to be both nearsighted and farsighted in the same eye. It is like a number being both positive and negative at once. More likely, you were nearsighted with presbyopia. Many people confuse presbyopia with farsightedness. Presbyopia is the aging of the lens inside the eye...
Experiencing dry eye issues is not at all unusual after laser vision correction--in fact we expect all patients to experience it over the first two months after surgery. These symptoms usually abate, however, can linger in some patients comprising around 1% of laser patients. Dry eye symptoms...
Your axis was “flipped” which is what happens when the astigmatism overcorrects. With PRK, whether for myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism, there is often an initial overcorrection followed by regression as the cornea heals. It can take up to 6 months for full healing to take place. Lar...
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