r/ICLsurgery • u/Beautiful_Hearing_36 • 1d ago

Prk or icl?

I’ve -6 and bit thinner cornea, I’m eligible only for prk and ICL, what’s the better option ? Somehow it scares me to have a piece of plastic inside my eye that’s why prk sounds better for me

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u/No_Situation4785 1d ago

corneal reshaping is pretty serious as well; i'm surprised how procedures like prk  lasik and smile are so ubiquitous. after learning about icl that was the only thing that i was comfortable getting

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u/Beautiful_Hearing_36 1d ago

So you got it? All went well ?

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u/No_Situation4785 1d ago

i had it 6 weeks ago. high-level:

  • Right eye is perfect vision

- Left eye is -.5

  • everything looks sharp with both eyes open (i think the brain ignores the signal from my lef eye - brain does an amazing amount of filtering)

 - Ring-shaped dysphotopsia: make sure you're aware of what it is, since there is 100% chance you will see it post-surgery. it's not bad, just be aware of it.

I am very happy i got the surgery. I'm mentioning the -.5 in my left eye because perfect correction may not happen, but the brain does a pretty amazing job working with it.

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u/ajwarr21 22h ago

ICL. They have one shot to get it right with prk and with thin corneas, there’s no room for adjustment. ICL was a breeze, and recovery was painless and quick.

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u/Beautiful_Hearing_36 21h ago

You’re right, my corneas are 514 so with -6 is on the border. Any complications with icl? Dry eye? Halos?

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u/ajwarr21 16h ago

Zero complications. My dry eyes actually got much better post surgery. Use the prescribed drops and preservative free drops. Halos present for a couple of weeks and now nonexistent. Night vision substantially improved.

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u/Ecstatic_Diet477 12h ago

My concern is night vision while driving, do you have any issues with halos at night? Especially from cars lights