PRK vs LASIK Eye Surgery - Procedure, Recovery and Cost

QOTD 💥 Which Procedure do you think is better? Have you or a family member gone through refractive surgery? How did it go?

I went with lasik a month ago my vision is much better but i experience dry eye and i am using artificial tears 5 6 times a day and in the morning when I wake up my eyes hurt untill I put drops.. Dr is there a chance I got permanent dry eyes or they are just recovering? Im very concerned and worried 😟

Better explanation than what I received from lasik institute!

I actually had SMILE a few days ago and while one eye was 20/20 the next day, the other is still very blurry at all distances and seeing double when it comes to lights (I see ghosting a of a light a little down and to the right).

When I was having the operation, for my left eye I looked directly at the green dot in the middle. For my right eye when I did that, the surgeon told me to look down a little bit, so I wasn't looking directly at it. Is it possible that it's off center for my right eye? It has shown no signs of getting better. I have a follow-up appointment soon, but I'm very concerned.

This is the biggest and most Human innovation in history…

Recovering Vision 🙏

Close ur eyes for a moment
Realize how ungrateful we are
Thank God
Thank you doctors
U can take my money.

I just had PRK. I was little bit upset because my cornea was thin although I had laser procedure kind of thickening/ covering up the cornea, my doctor advised me doing PRK.

I underwent a PRK vision correction operation 5 months ago, and I noticed that my eyes were atrophied and small in size when comparing my current pictures with those that I took before the operation, noting that the device used in the operation is a schwind amaris 500e..Has anyone done PRK and noticed the same thing?

Getting PRK tomorrow! very excited! Good video to remind me of the differences and my choice for PRK over LASIK.
Kinda funny how cheap it is in the US vs AUS meanwhile a broken arm in the US can send you bankrupt without insurance.

Dr, I why didn't you prefer to include LASEK in the comparison of LASIK and PRK?

Watching this after 8-9 hours undergoing relex smile 😎

Well, PRK takes too long to heal I’m in my third week and still blurry and my eyesight didn't improve wish me a fast recovery 🙏🏼

At almost 22 yers old ,and a stabil mixt astigmatism of -5 per eye ,my doctor sad my dioptric is stabil after 7 years of wearing glasses ,and i can make the Lasek surgery now,she sad,she can make my vision somewhere around -1-1.25 And the chances to reancress are very low .

Not me suffering with -9 and -10,50

What about someone with a lazy eye I want to do either or but my right eye is the weaker eye than my left one

I just had PRK 2 days ago. Very little soreness, maybe a bit just after waking up in the morning but then once I put my drops in it goes away.
My vision now is blurry like an old 320-480p standard definition TV as I have the protective lens on. Once I get that off I should be much better.
The procedure itself is about 5 mins per eye and painless as they numb ur eye. It just feels a bit awkward as they clamp ur eye open.
I’m looking forward to no more glasses again. I’m 41 now and had LASIK when I was 24, it lasted me until I was 37 before I had to go back to wearing glasses. Round 2 u could say

Well I will have to stay with glasses I get social security and I'm on United health plan so both do seizures are a No-No to me I don't got that kind of money so I'm fine with glasses

Nooe. Fuuuck that

Give me a dark room. Fuck

such a good video and information thank you !

This is insane. Are you serious!? The eye is the most fragile part of the body and needs to be protected. And you are literally describing and showing a video of "peeling" of an eye. Who needs to watch a horror movie when they can look up surgeons at work. If you have to watch your own eyes getting peeled without anesthetic and then burnt with a laser, that is completely unacceptable.

I'd rather walk to school with glasses than suffer this operation. I don't think this surgery can correct a limiter range of focus if it essentially places a permanent lens that can't be adjusted on top of the eye.

I just had Lasik on June 30, 2023 and had to wear glasses for 13 years. It went very, fast in under a few minutes. First day was hell, left eye healed very fast. There was problems and burning with the right eye for a few days, then about 8 days later the it was like the left eye. Its amazing. I have may vision back that I had when I was 20 years old. The cost was about $1600 with tax per eye.

My only regret is not getting this done 7 years ago and I spend the more money on stupid shit and then I realized Lasik is a no brainer. If you been to Hawaii you spend more money on the island then fixing your own eyes. Think about that and let it set in.

This week i have prk surgery after 2 yesrs needed glasses,

I was recommended PRK by my surgery center because of my astigmatism. In terms of cost, the price was the same for both surgeries. I'm looking forward to being glasses and contacts free!

But what if my eyes got traumatized or I engaged in martial arts 5 months after lasik surgery will this trigger the flap?

USA is crazy 2k USD per eye is insane i had my PRK surgery for a total of 1070 USD for both eyes not including the aftercare and my vision is excellent

Where is your hospital???

I am on day 8 after PRK and while my vision is still blurry, it is slowly improving. The worst thing for me was the extreme light sensitivity during the first 3 days. I slept throughout most of that time. My prescription before surgery was -4.75 in my left eye and -5.5 in my right. Yesterday I wore my husband's glasses for funsies (-2.5 in both eyes) and they were a bit too strong for me. Hope my vision is clear soon.

i've heard horror stories about dry eyes and complications due to pupil dilation. Are doctors not factoring this in before they proceed? What is the standard procedure for elective eye surgery?

I just had lasik three days ago and I’m still so shocked and i wear dark glasses cause everything is so bright. Also i taste my eye drop medicine which sucks. But over all happy.

What’s the difference between ASA and PRK?

Crazy that they consider vision correction COSMETIC procedure.

Hi, I got PRK done last 4 days ago, but for some miracle happen the given sunglasses by the surgeons broke and im dire help of what kind of sunglasses should I buy for replacement and use during my first week recovery. TYIA

I'm -7.50 on both eyes,cxl 2.75 axis 180, 160 on the left. I wonder of Prk is ideal for me.

I have astigmatism but I don’t ever take of my glasses unless if i sleep or shower or swim
I thought i had a normal vision like everything one else but no. But its really annoying cause of headaches

Not worth the risks. Unless you can't see at all even with glasses, there is no point in risking it.

I had binocular RK done in the 1980s. Does this complicate cataract surgery with the manual, Lasik, or PRK methods?

I had lasik done almost a week ago and still have blurry vision. Did anyone else take a long time for your vision to return?

dont do it the risk of life time problems beats the glasses dry eyes? for life? hell no

Masha have hyperopia.. Her far vison is blurry and near vison is clarity.. Her eye is squishy.. Her vision is 20/20 - 20/10 as a range.. So she is far sighted.. She wear glasses and specs to cause her eyes to enlarge, magnify, and zoom in as a seemless illusiuon and mirage.. Even though she didn't use one eye to proove that.. She memorized letters.. You may cause her eyes's vision to worsen and degrade.. There is no distance.. Just the same 10 feet distance, while she sat there.. Not 20 feet.. There is no proof..

I had Lasik 20 years ago. One of my eyes has slipped and needs a touch up. my next option is PRK to correct it. Same company that did the Lasik is doing the PRK .

I'm roughly -8.5 both eyes. I'm really tempted to get one one day. Lenses are so expensive, and glasses give me motion sickness from time to time. My vision is so bad without glasses that sunglasses and swimming goggles are just so expensive, sometimes hard to find as well. It really frustrates me when I'm doing sports. They either get knocked down my balls or get shaken off. Sure, it's nothing I can't manage. I'm living a quality life. But sometimes I'd imagine how nice it'd be to be free from it

why is it so expensive if its like a 10-15 minute surgery ??

What if you are born with in one eye far sightings and in the other eye near sightings can I still do Lazer surgery? Thanks William

I have a question about age….. at what age should you not consider getting either procedure?

PRK because it sounds better for some reason to me i will be having this as a day gift

Dr allen i have a central island cause of prk can i perform another surgery to remove cz its bothering me😢 my cornea is now 420.micron in the middle before operation it was 500

I just had my prk surgery done with higher prescriptions. This is best explained video ever.thank you

Could PRK be performed on post RK patients with the scars?