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In general most refractive surgeons will do both eyes the same day. This is perfectly safe and makes the recovery of visual function quicker.
In the early days of PRK, we treated one eye at a time. Now almost always, we treat both together. It is a very safe procedure and most people don't want to go through the recovery process two times. With that said, it is always possible to do one eye at a time. If a retreatment is necessary in both eyes, we generally only retreat one eye at a time because in this subset of patients (less than 2%) their response to the initial treatment was not as predictable as the general population.
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...
