Wanted to join the Seals but I don’t have optimal vision 
Does anyone know how musch it costs?
Will the Military pay for Prk?
PRK…it takes longer to heal and might be a bit more uncomfortable but it’s recommended if you want to become a SEAL. My man is about to get it done…a few of his buddy’s got Lasik, but I’d go with the PRK.
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Getting PRK (laser eye surgery) next Thursday, I just wanted to know if I’ll be getting a profile and if so how long will I have to wait until I can do PT again?
Exmatelo…
It’s going well I have increased my push ups as well as my sit ups (I’m also doing the 200 sit up challenge 
Thanks for asking.
I would definately wait at least two weeks before starting doing eye-ups and cardiovascular blinking again.
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sorry i dont know my current vision on a 20/20 scale
The answer is: potentially. I have comanaged patients with
-12 and 13 who’ve achieved 20/20 vision. You must be established as a good candidate, though, i.e., having enough corneal tissue to reshape and still maintain the integrity of the physical structure of the eye.
i had prk laser surgery last friday.
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I was informed all about Lasik but once it came down to it the doctor said I could only have PRK laser surgery and not Lasik. I don’t know much about PRK.. I mean I know it takes longer to heal and I basically know the procedure.. but I wasn’t informed of the side affects it may have and I can’t seem to find the information I need online. Has anyone had this surgery? WHta were your results and did it hurt? I need as much information as possible please before I make a decision. I will be calling the doctor tomorrow, but I would rather hear about it from people who have actually had it done. Thanks in advance.
The technical difference between Lasik and PRK is where the laser ablates (removes) corneal tissue. The patient difference is speed of vision recovery and discomfort.
When the excimer laser was first developed, all laser assisted surgery to reduce the need for corrective lenses was Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK). The process of PRK is to remove the outermost layer of soft cells on the cornea (epithelium), reshape the surface of the cornea with the laser, and then wait for the epithelial cells to regenerate and cover the treatment area. Corneal epithelial cells are the fastest reproducing cells in the human body.
Early PRK was quite successful and a significant improvement over previous techniques, but it had some problems. Removal of epithelial cells causes a wound response that includes major discomfort and corneal haze if the laser needed to remove a lot of tissue to correct very bad eyesight.
A very clever eye surgeon realized that if the laser sculpting was done under a flap of corneal tissue and not at the surface, then the wound response would be different. Lasik is actually the combination of two surgical procedures. The first step of Lasik is to create a flap of corneal tissue and move it aside. The second step is to use an excimer laser to reshape the cornea. After ablation, the Lasik flap is repositioned over the treatment area. Lasik “fools” the eye into not knowing it has had surgery, so the wound response is muted. This is why Lasik can have almost instant vision recovery, virtually no pain, and virtually no chance of corneal haze.
There are a few important limitations to Lasik. One is corneal thickness. At least 250 microns of corneal tissue must remain untouched for a healthy eye to remain stable. The Lasik flap is about 100-160 microns thick, so the laser sculpting is starting that much deeper. Some people don’t have corneas thick enough to accommodate the Lasik flap.
The other problem with Lasik is the flap itself. Although Lasik flap related complications are relatively rare, they do occur. No Lasik flap means no possibility of a Lasik flap complication. No possibility is always better than a low probability.
Lasers and surgical techniques have improved over the past decade and the lasers are able to create very nuanced sculpting. Placing 100-160 microns of Lasik flap over a nuanced laser ablation loses some of the nuance. For these reasons, many doctors are returning to PRK as their primary choice for laser eye surgery.
Newer lasers and operative techniques have all but eliminated the chance of corneal haze with PRK.
In the long-term, the results from PRK will likely be equal to or slightly better than Lasik. In the short term you may experience discomfort and vision recovery will slower than Lasik. With PRK you can expect to have very poor vision for 1-3 days, “functional fuzzy” vision for about a week, and then vision quality will improve over the next few weeks and months.
Hi! A week ago I had PRK eye surgery done. I was -7.6 D in both eyes. In one eye things are going well and I can see great- but in the other things are very very blurred (also dubble.) I can hardly (/not) read in this eye.
Is it time to panic and regret the the choice or do I need to wait a lot longer?
I am thinking that recovery time depends on each person individually.
I had PRK done 1 week- 2 days ago & I still have blurry vision.
Due to the thinness of my cornea, PRK was my only choice.
I am still extremely light sensitive. Up until today, I spent the past 9 days basically in bed! I had a rough time. I am hoping my vision clears up soon. I guess it’s ‘normal’, but just in case, call your eye Dr.
If I had to do it over, I would not!
I was told that there’s only a 1% chance of anything going wrong during/after the surgery, so I will wait a few weeks before I get nervous about my eyesight.
Good luck with your healing.
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When the operative field is numb, the doctor will carefully remove the epithelium, or top layer of cells, exposing the stroma – the non-cellular portion of the cornea. Medical Malpractice
Next, your doctor will use a computer to control pulses of cool laser light.
These pulses will delicately remove microscopically thin layers of cells from the stroma. By removing tissue in this manner, your doctor will tailor the new shape of your cornea according to the exact nature of your vision problem. Medical Malpractice
The entire procedure usually takes about 5 minutes and is painless.
Following surgery, you’ll be given protective contact lenses to wear for a few days while the outer layer of cells grows back.
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I have a astigmatism.my Cylinders in my eyes are left(–3.75).and right are (-2.50).
I had astigmatism and i had to get the prk surgery. usually with the misshapen lens, you do not have enough room on your eye for them to do the lasik. definitely go and get the free consultation, they will choose the best for you and address any concerns.