Surgery was done in the fall and now 5 months later one eye is giving me extreme light sensitivity and watering. Tfhe dr. put me on Restasis and drops. Tried temporary plugs and when they melted my condition got worse. Now one dr. wants to put pemanent plugs in, went to a world reknown hospital and head of eye dept. said they are a foreign body, don't do it.
After getting some great advice from your doctors, I have decided to go ahead and have the PRK done. I have one of the worse cases my dr. has seen of dry eyes. I hope I'm doing the right thing by going thru with the PRK. I have read a lot about Lasik but there's very little for me to read on PRK. Can you suggest anything for me as far as informative reading material, e.g. what I can expect, the pros of PRK for dry eyes, what the next few days after surgery will be like? Thank you.
He inserted temporary tear duct plugs, gave me preservative-free drops, started me on Restasis, and asked me to come back in a week, with the final words being "this will take some time." Frankly, I'm pretty scared- it is very hard to read, use the computer, drive, etc. I'm faithful since this guy is well regarded, but nervous the same. What should I expect by "takes some time"? Am I looking forward to (bad pun intended) months of really poor vision?
Dear Dr. I was reading a post about PRK surgery and dry eyes. I have the same problem. I have dry eyes as well, that is why my surgeon told me I wasn't a good candidate for LASIK. He only mentioned that I will need to be very careful and keep my eyes "wet" with eye drops etc,.. he also mentioned the recovery is longer, actually he said about a week, but after reading I saw that is way longer than that.
I have puntalplugs in the lower lids and have used restasis since the day it hit the market.My surgeon has suggested prk for my left eye. I am ataid to do anything more with these eyes.My biggest complaint is that I cannot see well at night and even with corrective glasses I cannot see well driving at night.I had lasik in my right eye done 13 years ago. My surgeon states that that made gettting the correct measurements for my right eye even more tricky. But...
in his response to a recent post, Dr. Oyakawa suggested to the poster that PRK might be a better option than LASIK because of dry eye. I found this quite interesting. The literature seems to suggest that LASIK may sever some of the nerves that facilitate tear production, and that PRK may not be as as problematic in that respect. I also have read that PRK is often used in place of LASIK for those patients who have thin corneas.
My Dream is to join Air Force in India and I am preparing for this since many years. LASIK and PRK were the suggestion from the Indian doctors for -2.5 Myopia. The problem is that LASIK and PRK operated person is not allowed in Indian Air Force. Kindly Suggest me some other treatment for the same. And I even want to know that Is PRK detectable by the advanced machines?
Oh, and is droopy eyelids a common complications of PRK? Another centre offers me LASEK. Compare to PRK, what is the advantage and disadvantage? Will LASEK leave me with more options in the future if the current one has failed? From my understanding, LASEK does not remove the top layer of the cornea prior to treatment. I hope that someone can answer my question. SOS!
I just got back from my optomologist & he prescribed for me Restasis. He mentioned that once you're on Restasis, it's an on going thing it's not really temporary. Is that the case, do I have to stay on it. I was hoping that once my eye is feeling better, I could just use artificial tears to keep my eyes from drying so badly. He also changed my contact lenses to Acuvue Oasys. Any advice or info would be great.............................
My ophthalmologist recently prescribed restasis for dry eyes. I read that cyclosporin can causes cancer. Is this true? Are these drops safe?
I'm on restasis, my wife is on restasis, I use restasis in my practice. the medicine does not cause floaters. Floaters can occur at any time. If they start and you are doing something else like mowing the yard, reading a book or starting restasis the relationship is COINCIDENTAL. On the other hand if you are hit in the eye with a fist and note floaters the relationship is CAUSATIVE.
Rare anyone to be too sensitive to restasis. My wife and I have been on restasis for many years with fabulous results. restasis works with both forms of dry eyes. Many people have stinging with restasis for several weeks which can be helped by using steroid drops for a couple of weeks. there is a new medication that works like restasis called Xidra it is supposed to kick in faster (3-4 months) than restasis (4-6 months) but has not been shown to be better than restasis and is more costly.
Since then I have had a yag in both eyes, lindo relaxing incision in the L eye which did not help the astigmatism and 5 months ago I had PRK in the L eye. Now I have SEVERE dry eye. First my doctor told me to try over the counter eye drops and gels. They did not help and the gels make my vision blurry. Now he has me on AzaSite which is an antibiotic and it does clear my vision for a short time. Every one asks me to speak to my doctor but that is not as easy as it sounds.
Refresh PM gel, Systane Ultra lubricating drops and Restasis. Optimologist prescribed Restasis 6 weeks ago. Still not sure why eyes are red all of the time. Suggested allergy testing, which I have scheduled now. Optomologist says that he still isn't sure what is going on and wants to put plugs in my eyes. My eyes now feel better than they have for quite awhile but still red like no sleep (I get 8 hrs daily) I have 3 questions; 1. can plugs be used with Restasis?
Just search at this website about PRK.
Lots of good Docs in Jiddah, Riyadh, Dhahran, Dubai, etc. Probably at least one or two in Sanaa also.
Ten years ago, or so, I used to go to "Consulting Clinics" in Riyadh; PO Box 61022 Riyadh 11565, tel 465 9100
Five thousand bucks easily should get you fixed up OK; good luck.
I have a moderate to serious dry eye. I am going to start my Restasis today and I know that I will not see the result till 2 months or more from now. I am also planning for a cataract surgery in 1 to 2 months. I also foresee that I will use some steroid or antibotics for a few weeks after the surgery. Do I need to stop Restasis once I start the steroid ?
t want to deal with flap-related injuries in the future so I am also considering PRK, but I heard rumors that PRK cant be done on vision worse than -5.
1. Am I still eligible for PRK?
2. What kind of result can I expect?
3. Does PRK cause more halos/glares/starbusts/poor night vision than Lasik?
Thanks!
How did you do w/the PRK on left eye? Why did you have Lasik on one and PRK on the other? I am having PRK tomorrow and am so worried about pain because I have very dry eyes. Did you experience pain with PRK after surgery (the first night?) Good luck with your blurred vision, hope it clears up quickly.
This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/411410'>Blurry vision after Lasik surgery</a>.
I had surgery to resect the temporal tissue regions of both of my eyes 5 months ago. While the blood (sub conj hem) was cleared up very fast within the first few days, it left my tissue purple and veiny that seems to not go away. After 5 months, my eyes look the same as it did 4 months ago. I feel extreme soreness in the area where my surgeon resected my tissue. I feel constant headaches above and behind my eyes.
I had a prescription of -1.25 (L) and -1.75 (R). I got PRK done for my right eye 11 days ago. I was told that my vision post-op would improve beyond pre-op levels after at least a few weeks after PRK. A week after the procedure, I put on my old prescription lenses (with my left eye closed) and noticed that I could see much clearer (20/25 with glasses and between 20/40 and 20/30 without).
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