PRK Surgery – What you should know

If you are considering getting laser eye surgery to correct your vision, the initial procedure that might cross your might will most likely be LASIK eye surgery, however for many candidates PRK Surgery might be a better option. For some individuals it might be the only option.

So you might be wondering why someone would consider going through PRK laser eye surgery, well it’s main benefit that can be seen over LASIK is that a corneal flap is not left remaining and also their are fewer chances of complications visible. When discussing the corneal flap, we can see that it is an actual change in the structure in the eye and it may prevent future surgical treatments if their are any complications.

To date, LASIK can be seen as being more popular when considered to PRK surgery and that is because of some of the cons of PRK surgery. PRK laser eye surgery has a much longer recovery time because the epithelium is completely removed and it takes time for it to grow back. This alone causes recovery to be a lot more painful when compared to LASIK even though there is no cutting involved in PRK surgery. Also it takes quite some time for PRK patients to reach their best uncorrected vision, which is usually between one to three months. LASIK results are far more faster.

For many individuals, the option of the two is not even a consideration. The limitations are due to the fact that these candidates have thin corneas and are only suited for PRK surgery. If LASIK surgery were to be preformed on an individual with a thin cornea than their is the possibility of jeopardizing the integrity of the cornea and therefore PRK is the recommended method because it does not do as much change to the structure of the cornea when compared to LASIK.

This decision is one that should be made carefully by an individual only after learning and understanding both options that are available for laser eye surgery. You should do your research and weigh the pros and cons of both procedures and make a decision that works best for you.