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you will be in pain for a few days after PRK, so probably will need to wait a week until you get a haircut if you don't have pain, then you can open your eyes and get your haircut i stopped doing PRKs several years ago, because they tend to be painful and can also scar this is why i switched to Advanced Surface Ablations, which are LASEK or epiLASEK, which retain the superior safety of PRK compared to LASIK, and have a quick painless recovery like LASIK, so the best of both worlds please search SafeSight or you can search LASEK on YouTube and find some further explanation hope this helps Emil Chynn, MD, MBA
Hi. It is usually advised that one avoids getting water into one's eyes for about a week after any laser eye surgery.
This usually causes no long-term problems so I wouldn't worry about the eye rub. However, I'd be more concerned regarding the shower and getting tap water in your eyes. Tap water is not sterile and in fact contains fungus and protozoans such as acanthamoeba which can cause serious...
It can take up to 3 months for the vision to stabilize after PRK, sometimes longer. The fact that you saw so well after 20 days is very encouraging. You should see your doctor to make sure that your eye pressure is ok and that everything is healing properly.
