What is your advice on swimming after PRK?

You certainly may be a candidate for PRK, depending on your age and other factors. There are large studies demonstrating greater safety for LASIK with a residual bed of 300 or more. There are not yet comparable studies for the optimal bed depth after PRK so many surgeons (including myself) err...

Having an MRI after PRK is absolutely no problem, even shortly after PRK or LASIK. Magnetic alignment of electrons as is done in an MRI does not influence epithelial healing nor flap healing.

Management of dry eye after refractive surgery may require a multi-pronged approach. Non preserved artificial tears may need to be used as often as every 1-2 hours. Restasis, a prescription medication, may be required to improve the quality of the tears produced.Punctal, collagen or...

Dry eyes almost always resolve six months to a year after PRK. If your dry eyes persist you may have other risk factors such as allergies, ocular rosacea or floppy eyelid syndrome. This could also be the cause of your eye pain. The two eyes are usually very similar in vision after 15 months. ...

Using Muro 128 ointment at bedtime plus Muro drops 4 x/day for six months is effective about 90% of the time in eliminating recurrent corneal erosions. Another option is PTK (a laser treatment) followed by Muro for six months. The two together are effective about 98% of the time.

PRK is generally considered the best way to perform enhancements after LASIK, since re-lifting the flap can lead to so many complications. Four months is a relatively long period to see no improvement. Your surgeon will want to asses if you have some eye condition that is affecting your...