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<blockquote data-quote="cowboydoc" data-source="post: 1475419" data-attributes="member: 8065"><p>I had PRK in 2003 while I was in Army. PRK is similar to Lasik, but instead of a flap, the outer surface of the cornea where the flap would be is removed completely and allowed to heal like a corneal ulcer. It has more down-time and discomfort the first week or so, but at the time was the only approved procedure that would not disqualify someone from certain jobs. There was some concern that an incompletely healed flap from Lasik could be damaged under stress - not sure if that is still a concern. I did quite a bit of research, including paying for consultation at two (non-military) places before I had it done. I ended up having it done at Walter Reed as part of a clinical trial comparing the healing with two different antibiotic drops.</p><p></p><p>I had some halos and ghost images, especially at night for the first 2 weeks, but that was gone and I was 20/15 in both eyes at my 1 month check and am still there as of last year. My eyes never really seemed dry, but I followed the instructions to the letter concerning the eye drops.</p><p></p><p>I do know of someone that had some complications and had to have several revisions and still ended up needing glasses - this was back in the mid 1990's and I'm not sure which procedure she actually had done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowboydoc, post: 1475419, member: 8065"] I had PRK in 2003 while I was in Army. PRK is similar to Lasik, but instead of a flap, the outer surface of the cornea where the flap would be is removed completely and allowed to heal like a corneal ulcer. It has more down-time and discomfort the first week or so, but at the time was the only approved procedure that would not disqualify someone from certain jobs. There was some concern that an incompletely healed flap from Lasik could be damaged under stress - not sure if that is still a concern. I did quite a bit of research, including paying for consultation at two (non-military) places before I had it done. I ended up having it done at Walter Reed as part of a clinical trial comparing the healing with two different antibiotic drops. I had some halos and ghost images, especially at night for the first 2 weeks, but that was gone and I was 20/15 in both eyes at my 1 month check and am still there as of last year. My eyes never really seemed dry, but I followed the instructions to the letter concerning the eye drops. I do know of someone that had some complications and had to have several revisions and still ended up needing glasses - this was back in the mid 1990's and I'm not sure which procedure she actually had done. [/QUOTE]
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