I had PRK done yesterday. I am writing this to give my personal experience with PRK. I had PRK surgery done through TLC. They did an excellent job and were very friendly. I have had NO PAIN at all. I read this forum and was expecting tremendous suffering and so I had taken all proactive measures in order to mitigate the impending pain. But I am fortunate that I have had no pain. This thread is to give hope to those that have not yet had the surgery and to let you know that not everyone has tremendous pain with PRK. It varies per person. My vision is 20/30 and 20/40. I highly recommend getting both eyes done at once for many reasons, they are as follows. There are TONS OF DROPS you have to have and you have to use them all 4 times a day. If you did one eye at a time you would be putting in drops in your eyes for a good 3-4 MONTHS. That is a hassle that can be avoided. Also in the even that you do endure unspeakable pain, it is better to get it all over with at once than to have to deal with it twice in a row. Also by getting both eyes done at once you will avoid having to deal with having one good eye and one bad eye. That is just irritating in my opinion.
I was light sensitive after the surgery but not that bad. The day after i walked outside and it was sunny and i felt fine. Although I decided to go back inside because it is a good idea to avoid UV rays after such a surgery. My vision has fluctuated a lot and everytime I blink, i see differently. That is normal.
Anyways I thought I would share my experience with everyone, good luck for those of you that are getting the surgery. Prepare for the worst, but if it turns out like mine (to which im very lucky) you will be delighted.
(if anything changes and I do experience much pain in the upcoming days, I will let you all know)
I was light sensitive after the surgery but not that bad. The day after i walked outside and it was sunny and i felt fine. Although I decided to go back inside because it is a good idea to avoid UV rays after such a surgery. My vision has fluctuated a lot and everytime I blink, i see differently. That is normal.
Anyways I thought I would share my experience with everyone, good luck for those of you that are getting the surgery. Prepare for the worst, but if it turns out like mine (to which im very lucky) you will be delighted.
(if anything changes and I do experience much pain in the upcoming days, I will let you all know)