Laser Eye Surgery Guide

Have you heard of LASIK? I’m sure you had and you have also heard how it can help us achieve perfect eyesight. However, not many people have encounter this term Photorefractive Keratectomy, also known as PRK. PRK is also a very well-practiced vision correction sugery that has been around for more than 20 years.

So, let me compare PRK vs LASIK. What are the similiarities and the differences. After reading this, you’ll need to find out which procedure is suitable for you. This reading will help you gain the good awareness so that you can consult the eye surgeon .

Here are some common traits of PRK and LASIK:
1) There is no pain during the whole surgery
2) Both need medication for the eyes after the surgery
3) Both need a few months of recovery from the surgery
4) Both are used to treat myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism

In fact, two of them have almost the identitial outcome in achieving the perfect eyesight. A lot of people have achieve good vision with both procedures.

However, The interesting thing is that both have very special procedures, but the identital outcome.

Now here are some differences:
1) Patients with certain corneal conditions or corneal scars have to undergo PRK, LASIK isn’t suggested
2) Lens “bandage” seems to be required after the sugery
3) LASIK has an additional step which involves the creation of a flap
4) PRK does not need tocreate a flap, but accesses the cornea’s inner layers by taking out the thin outer layer of the cornea
5) Patient prefers LASIK because it heals faster

While there are some main differences, both procedures are safe. If you want to know which procedure is better for you, it is ideal to consult a well-known eye surgeon who will analyze your eyes to determine which is best for you. This article should equip you with some knowledge so that you are able to converse with an eye surgeon with more confident.

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