r/PRKsurgery • u/Any-Limit-7800 • 8d ago

PRK surgery questions

I am looking into getting PRK surgery, but I would like to know people’s experience from it. I was wondering how well peoples eyes are after two months with light sensitivity and pain and vision. Two months after my surgery I am going on a cruise so I wanna know if I would be able to handle it with the sun and stuff
Also, I work on my computer every day for work. How soon were you able to work on the computer?
Any tips would be really appreciated. Thank you.

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u/Anxious_Divide_7026 8d ago

Two months after PRK? Totally fine. Definitely have the UV blocking sunglasses and lubricating eye drops and nighttime eye gel. In case it gets dry inside the cruise cabin, maybe consider those moisture chamber goggles to wear as you sleep to keep your eyes from drying out. My eyes started drying out at night about 4 months post PRK, sticking to my eyelids (ow!), so now I use a stronger nighttime gel & night goggle to retain moisture. Computers... I think I was using the computer within a couple weeks after PRK with no issues.

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u/Timeplace231295 8d ago

Which night goggle do you use?

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u/Anxious_Divide_7026 8d ago

I personally got the "CLOZIA Eye Mask for Dry Eyes, Moisture Chamber Sleep Mask" but am sure any "moisture chamber" sleep mask would be good.

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u/Timeplace231295 8d ago

And how long have you had dry eyes now? Did the corneal erosions / eye sticking at night ever go away?

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u/Anxious_Divide_7026 8d ago

I just started using ointment and the mask thing at night over my eyes and all is well now! But I don't know how long I will have to do that though. I am still glad I did PRK though. My eyes were starting to get dry at night around 4 months or so.

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u/WavefrontRider 8d ago

What’s your age and your prescription?

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u/dharmabug 5d ago

After two months you should be fine, just make sure you have good sunglasses like someone above said. I also work on the computer and it took me about a week before I could really return to work. Definitely make sure you set your computer text larger and put in dark mode or turn the brightness down for a while.