Post PRK lasik experiences

[Thinkingman]

where is this other post, I had lasik about 2006 or 2007 and am thinking I would like to have a "refresh" as well, would like to read about this and your experiences

PM me and I will give you my phone number.

 

[Gynaroo]

I did PRK as a first year surgical resident in 2012. My first week was like yours. Moments of good and bad. The sand in the eye sensation was the worst. Once I finished residency while doing my regular check up I complained about dryness that was constant and I was annoyed at the amount of drops I was using. He put duct plugs in and it has changed everything for me. I am no different then you that certain smells will get me looking like a bad ugly cry. Any sad movie or funeral will look like a rain forest though. But vision is still perfect 13 years later. I’d do it again.

To the person that was a resident and had to deal with a surgeon that sucked at EPIc. I feel like your instincts were correct. I know free surgery would have been sweet. But he puts in the wrong numbers to shape the eye and you could be worse off.

 

[chaser_2332]

I’m on week 6 of post PRK. Im still having pretty big swings of varied vision throughout the day. I can function just fine for the most part but everything if kind of out of focus for me right now. Mine seems to be worse in the morning than at night. My contact prescription pre surgery was -7.25. All post op check up say I’m tracking right where i need to be so that’s a positive but id
be lying if i didnt say im over it right now. I know it will be worth it in the end but work and some activities are pretty hard right now.

 

[Thinkingman]

where is this other post, I had lasik about 2006 or 2007 and am thinking I would like to have a "refresh" as well, would like to read about this and your experiences

Thread 'PRK yay or nay?'

May 15, 2024

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Im tired of glasses! My eyes get sensitive to contacts after a day or two of wearing them so for the past 10 years I've exclusively worn glasses.

I can get PRK for free through the military but it seems to be 50/50 when I talk to people who have had it whether or not they're having long term dry eye issues or are now back in glasses anyway.

Also curious about how it will affect all the early recipients who will be getting cataracts and/or other cornea related conditions in the next 10-20 years as they age.

For guys who have had it what has your long term...

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[k.mason.turl]

I had PRK done in 2016, hands down the best thing I have ever done for myself. I remember having incredibly blurry vision for about three days, which improved significantly over the course of the first couple of weeks. The biggest thing I remember from the post op period was the starburst from lights at night (which is something I still suffer from, just not as severe as it was).

Sorry to hear you are still having negative side effects at the three-month mark. I think the point made by your surgeon is spot on though, your eyes are going to continue to heal for at least another three months! I will say that my vision is still 20/15 nearly ten years later, and the only real thing I still suffer from is the starburst; I would do it all again in a heartbeat. Hang in there!

 

[Jet Black]

Had lasik done last month. Vision was a little inconsistent (would be perfect sometimes but not others and would vary with blinks) for about a week after but I think that was due to either the steroid or antibiotic eye drops you have to take. Once I was done with those my vision was perfect. Eyes got dry for 2-3 weeks but I no longer need eye drops 5 weeks out. Never had any halos. 20/15 in both eyes now. Highly recommend.

 

[chaser_2332]

I think my length of recovery time is a direct relation to vision and the ammount of correction needed. At a -7.25,7.50 contact lens that a 20/750 vision I’m guess they had to do a lot of blasting to correct that

 

[Tahoe1305]

I think my length of recovery time is a direct relation to vision and the ammount of correction needed. At a -7.25,7.50 contact lens that a 20/750 vision I’m guess they had to do a lot of blasting to correct that

This is 100% it. More material they remove , more recovery. Why mine was very short. -1.25 correction.

 

[StuckInTheEast]

I was -3.25 roughly in both eyes. So not severe correction needed.
The Starburst from lights at night has lessened alot. That was pretty bad first 2 months. Even headlights in day light of the morning were pretty rough.
Got one of those tiny droplets of brake clean in the eye today....damn that'll wake you up. I guess I should wear goggles instead of safety glasses spraying that type of stuff around. Just crazy how that wouldn't faze me at all pre PRK and now it'll bring me to tears.

I will say, one of the most unnerving aspects of the whole deal was the smell for 2 weeks after...like literally the smell of burning eyeballs everytime I put drops in. Was an unsettling reminder of what I'd willfully done to my eyes .
I'm sure things will progress along just fine.
Doc said all on tract and looking good final follow up so I'll just hope the small irritations fade out on next few months.

 

[Tater86]

I had PRK done in 2022 and have no complaints. Really glad I didn't go the flap route because I had a corn stalk cut my eye about 6 months after the surgery and the doctor said the flap definitely would have been moved. Only minor issues I have are my eyes sometimes get dry when I'm running the wood stove and don't have my humidifier running and some starbursting of lights at night.

My recovery when I first had it done wasn't bad, painful, but not unbearable. I stayed in my basement for 24 hours and removed all lighting. After that kept my eyes closed as much as possible for the next 4 days and avoided TV, computer and phone screens and after that 4 days I was good to go.