What is it Like to Have PRK Surgery?

What is it like to get PRK corrective eye surgery? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Eric Kolovson, had PRK surgery in both eyes, on Quora: I got PRK done on each eye, one at a time. Both eyes have been healing on slightly different timelines, but here's the general experience: Day 0: The surgery itself is relatively painless. I would compare it to going to the dentist for a cleaning, where you have to lie still for a certain amount of time and endure a bit of discomfort, but there is no real pain. The major difference is that since they are working on your eye, everything is right up in your face and you can't really zone out. In fact, they pry your eye open like that scene in Clockwork Orange. Probably the creepiest part of the procedure was when the doctor removed the corneal epithelium. It turns out that "removing the corneal epithelium" is an eye doctor euphemism for literally skinning your eyeball with a toothbrush. I could see the tiny brush moving back and forth as it scraped the top layers of cells of my cornea, but I couldn't feel anything. This is a major difference between PRK and Lasek and essentially what makes the recovery time so different between the two procedures. After all of this, the actual laser is a bit anti-climactic. You stare at a green light for about ten seconds while a bunch of other lights flash around it. It's sort of like watching ...
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