Previous PRK post here (6 week). Read next PRK post here (? week).

I went in for a checkup last monday, April 30th. It was a very quick appointment. First the nurse came in and asked me how my vision was (very good), whether I was still using artificial drops (occasionally, especially after long drives/plane rides), and if I was having trouble at night (a bit of “halo” effect, but nothing to prevent me from driving). She asked me to cover one eye and read the smallest line I could (15 for both eyes, but only barely). With them both open I could easily read line 15. The doctor then came in, looked at the surface of my eyes under one of those weird lit microscopes, and said everything had healed great.

Overall, no problems to report. The brief pain I used to feel upon stepping outside into bright light has disappeared almost entirely. I still have not tried opening my eyes under water (the pool at my apartment is salt water filtered and I am a big chicken about getting unnecessary salt in my eyes). I find if I sleep with a fan on I tend to wake up with dry eyes, but the dryness quickly goes away.

My mom is getting LASIK in both eyes next week. It should be an interesting comparison to PRK, and I will report back with how her surgery goes.