My experience with Lasik (Lasek - PRK) - Part 2 "The 7 Days After Surgery"

My experience with Lasik (Lasek PRK) - Part 2 "The 7 Days After Surgery" Photorefractive keratectomy.

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[sabrinowsky]

thinking about getting this surgery, my corneas are too thin so I cant do lasik...I have low prescription so I am really thinking if it's worth it but it would be awesome to have the freedom of no more &**(* glasses...

[TomKiesche]

@sabrinowsky - good luck with it if you choose to do so.

[SeekerKC]

I had Lasik 6 years ago. About a month or so after surgery, I began to experience severe double vision. This turned out to be a result of overly dry eyes, believed to be a quirk of having been born w/ blocked tear ducts. 2 weeks of constant natural tears took care of things very well. I still see halos & light streaks, but I knew going in that the vision effected by my astigmatisms would not improve. Although Lasik was more a luxury than necessity, & my vision isn't perfect, I don't regret it.

[TomKiesche]

@SeekerKC - thanks for that... we'll see what happens with me LITERALLY. It keeps getting better.

[SeekerKC]

@TomKiesche It sucks for you to be going through this over the holidays. I didn't mention how frightened I was when I was going through that double vision phase, but I remember imagining the worst, & worried about having possibly made a terrible, terrible mistake. It was not a fun time...at all. Follow the aftercare instructions, esp. re: keeping your eyes moisturized (!), & shifting your gaze often to focal points at varied distances. Hang in there! Wishing you the best!

[TomKiesche]

@SeekerKC - mostly hazy or blurry issues. I would need low prescription glasses if it doesn't keep improving, but so far, i'm trusting it will as MOST say it will up to 3 months.

[Artasltu123]

the result of the surgery really depends on persons eye. for some its really a simple and easy proceidure, for some it is harder and more painful afterwards. but the result is all the same :)

[TomKiesche]

@Perroquet51 - I hope to do a "last one" when my vision is stable or GREAT! I will be a few weeks. And it won't be a vlog, as how many times can one say... "getting clearer."

[Perroquet51]

I would really like an update on this in a couple of weeks. No one I've talked to has been very clear on the immediate after effects and has tended to play them down.

[TomKiesche]

@lloydbarker - just so you know, all this is ON SCHEDULE... PRK just takes time... What's a few weeks of discomfort for years of freedom?