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Shagg · 11-23-2010, 11:12 AM

Those of you recommending PRK, why?

Price wise, PRK is cheaper and if you are a military pilot for the US, PRK is the only refractive surgery that is (or was last I checked) allowed for maintaining flight status.

Recovery time for PRK is much longer, and a lot more uncomfortable. Dry, scratchy eyes are very common during PRK recovery.

All laser refractive surgery uses an ablative process to reshape the cornea. Essentially the surgical equivalent of sand paper. LASIK/LASEK vary in that one uses a microkeratome to fold back a portion of the cornea and then PRK is performed and the flap is folded back sealing the wound. The other uses a laser to create a flap in the epithelial layer of the eye, PRK is performed, flap is folded back sealing the wound.

I'll fill in some more info later. Typing this out on a phone is starting to annoy me.

11-23-2010, 11:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
Shagg What day is it? Location: Downey, CA	Those of you recommending PRK, why? Price wise, PRK is cheaper and if you are a military pilot for the US, PRK is the only refractive surgery that is (or was last I checked) allowed for maintaining flight status. Recovery time for PRK is much longer, and a lot more uncomfortable. Dry, scratchy eyes are very common during PRK recovery. All laser refractive surgery uses an ablative process to reshape the cornea. Essentially the surgical equivalent of sand paper. LASIK/LASEK vary in that one uses a microkeratome to fold back a portion of the cornea and then PRK is performed and the flap is folded back sealing the wound. The other uses a laser to create a flap in the epithelial layer of the eye, PRK is performed, flap is folded back sealing the wound. I'll fill in some more info later. Typing this out on a phone is starting to annoy me.