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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.
Thank you so much for taking the time to blog about your PRK surgery. I’m most likely going to get it done in a couple of weeks. The doctor neglected to mention how painful it was so I’m really glad you wrote about it. I wear -8 in my contact lenses. Did you mention your pre-surgery vision numbers? How are your eyes now?
Hi Jennifer,
Glad to hear you found my blog and that it has been helpful for you. I wore -1.75 in my left eye and -2.00 in my right prior to getting PRK. I’m now at a solid 20/20, maybe better in good lighting. There’s been no problems at all, no side effects after the initial recovery of about 2 weeks. The pain was pretty gnarly for 4 or 5 days, but I could not be happier that I had the surgery. Let me know how yours goes!
How have your eyes been now that you have had a year to recover? I hope that every thing is going well!
My eyes are fantastic, thank you for asking. No blurriness, sensitivity or loss of acuity. I seriously could not be happier having had PRK done!