Once the eye is corrected, the surgeon will place a soft contact lens to protect your eye while the healing takes place. During the healing time – 5 to 7 days – it is normal to experience blurry or fluctuating vision, light sensitivity, dryness and/or a foreign body sensation. It is common for one eye to heal faster than the other, so do not be alarmed if your vision is better in one eye compared to the other. You will be given oral pain medication if necessary, along with topical eye drops. You may find that you do not feel confident driving while the protective lenses are in.
At your one-week visit the contact lenses are removed and your vision will slowly improve. Drops will be given to use for several weeks, which will aid in healing and prevent inflammation.
Although it can take a few weeks to a few months for patients to fully reach their optimal vision, your visual outcome will be the same as if you had LASIK. However, the long-term safety and stability of your eyes will be higher than if you had LASIK. A few days or weeks of patience will be rewarded by a lifetime of better vision.
In most cases, PRK is recommended for patients who have thinner corneas, slightly irregular corneas, or are at risk for dry eyes or other conditions. Your Diamond Vision doctor will be able to make a recommendation for you based on extensive testing.
In other cases, patients who are candidates for LASIK chose to have PRK eye surgery instead, because they prefer a flapless or bladeless procedure.
If you would like to discuss the procedure with patients who have had PRK (or a very similar procedure, LASIK), please ask our staff for a list of patient phone numbers. As always, we encourage you to speak to our knowledgeable doctors for any questions regarding this procedure
In most cases, PRK is recommended for patients who have thinner corneas, slightly irregular corneas, or are at risk for dry eyes or other conditions. Your Diamond Vision doctor will be able to make a recommendation for you based on extensive testing.
In other cases, patients who are candidates for LASIK chose to have PRK eye surgery instead, because they prefer a flapless or bladeless procedure.
Many studies show that LASIK and PRK produce the same visual results after a few weeks or month. Now that the disadvantages of the “old PRK” have been conquered, doctors like the extra long-term safety afforded by PRK in many patients.
As we mentioned earlier, when it comes to PRK Surgery, our Medical Director, Dr. Stetson, has extensively studied the different methods and results of surface healing of PRK patients. After observing which techniques provide the best results, it was only natural for him to implement them into Diamond Vision’s processes. As such, our practice uses an Amoils Brush (or rotating brush) that gently removes the surface cells in the treatment zone. This method brings better results than alcohol-assisted removal and speeds up the procedure, minimizing patient anxiety.
Until the epithelium heals fully, patients may experience hazy and/or blurry vision for a few days, along with some discomfort. However, all of this can be minimized by using pain medication, eye drops, and protective contact lenses.
Starting the day after surgery until the contact lenses are removed BY THE DOCTOR, please use in the following order:
FILL PRESCRIPTION:
This treatment is designed to restore the natural oil flow to the tear film that covers the eye’s surface.
After the contact lenses are removed, continue the steroid and antibiotic for 2 days and then use Lotemax or fluorometholone. Your use of Lotemax will depend on your prescription before surgery.
If you had ‑3 diopters of prescription or less, use Lotemax or fluorometholone as follows: 4 times a day for 2 weeks, 3 times a day for 2 weeks, 2 times a day for 1 week
If you had between ‑3.00 and ‑6.00, use Lotemax or fluorometholone as follows: 4 times a day for 2 weeks, 3 times a day for 3 weeks, 2 times a day for 2 weeks
If you were over ‑6.00 and for all hyperopes, use Lotemax or fluorometholone as follows: 4 times a day for 3 weeks, 3 times a day for 3 weeks,2 times a day for 2 week, 1 times a day for 1 week
Please return for an eye examination 6 weeks after contact lenses are removed.
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