1-week post PRK, I had -2 in both eyes, now my left is 30/70, right is 20/40, is this normal?

The corneal epithelium takes a few days to heal and can be rough centrally before day 10.Other changes can mean a few weeks for things to completely settle. The drops and dryness can be issues but those are should be easily managed by your surgeon. Sometimes hypertonic saline drops or ointment can help if the epithelium won't stick down normally.

During PRK, the corneal epithelium is removed and the laser is applied to the underlying corneal layer.  Following surgery the epithelial tissue must regrow.  After one week, the tissue is mostly regrown but there is often a small central area that is not completely intact.  This can make vision worse after one week than it was in the previous days.  Once the central cornea is healed vision generally starts improving again. 

You will need to be patient and wait for the results to improve.

Be patient. Recovery post PRK can easily take several weeks. Continue the lubricating drops frequently for faster recovery. The “tube” trick is called a “pinhole effect” and does usually improve vision by reducing refractive error.

PRK has a delayed recovery, so it is somewhat normal for your vision to be that way a week out

if you had ASA, or LASEK or epiLASEK, your recovery would have been better and the pain less

those are forms of Advanced Surface Ablation, which is called Advanced because it's more advanced than PRK

i did my last PRK in 1999, and my last LASIK in 2005, then i switched to only ASA procedures

your MD should have told you that when you remove the bandage contact lens it makes your vision worse

and what you should do is keep both eyes closed always and lubricate obsessively so the skin smooths out

then you will see normally

i would call your doctor if the left eye isn't catching up to your right within a couple days of doing the above

hope this helps!:)

Now that there have been more than 20 million Laser Vision Correction (Lasik and PRK) procedures done in the world, we have learned alot. We know that the long term safety of the procedures is the same. We also know that the long term visual results with these two procedures is the same. Additionally, we know, that the visual recovery of PRK is slower than Lasik, and this is what you are experiencing. PRK involves more disruption of the corneal surface cells than Lasik, so the best visual results can often take 1-4 weeks to come around. Because Lasik involves "lifting up" these surface cells, the visual recovery is much faster. Don't worry, though ,because PRK is often indicated for certain shaped corneas and is a wonderful procedure, though the vision returns a bit slower. So, don't worry....your two eyes will continue to improve and they should equal out in the coming days.