PRK Surgery vs. LASIKSide Effects & Complications PRK surgery does not create a corneal flap utilizing the microkeratome, and therefore, the protective superficial layers of the cornea must heal post PRK surgery.The most common PRK side effects are complications of scarring (haze) and unpredictabl...
While rare, there can be complications with the corneal flap with a LASIK procedure. Also, with PRK there is less likelihood of removing too much of the cornea with the excimer laser as compared to LASIK. Both LASIK and PRK treatments provide excellent visual outcomes and freedom from glasses ...
Because no LASIK-style corneal flap (which contains both epithelial and the deeper stromal tissues) is created during PRK, more corneal thickness is available for treatment. This is beneficial if your corneas are too thin for LASIK. There also is no risk of flap complications, and the risk o...
PRK vs LASIKPrior to LASIK Eye Surgery, PRK surgery was the most commonly performed laser vision correction procedure. PRK differs from LASIK, in that the surgeon does not create a flap. PRK surgery is best suited for patients with thinner corneas, or with vocational or sports-related ...
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HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?Read more aboutPRK vs LASIK here PRK side effects, risks and results With PRK and other laser vision surgeries,complicationsare rare and can largely be avoided by finding a highly experiencedlaser surgeonto perform your procedure. ...
The LenSx (R) femto-LASIK caused flap complications. The highest patient satisfaction results were shown in the LDV Z4 (R) group, followed by the LenSx (R) and PRK cohorts (p= 0.072). LDV Z4 (R) femto-LASIK showed the lowest pain score 1day postoperatively (p< 0.001). There was...
Other complications: Haze related myopic shift after PRK on a LASIK-operated eye treated by transepithelial PTKA refractive surgeon should be aware that haze formation can be induced by even a small ablation depth surface treatment on a LASIK flap, with myopic shift the most relevant clinical con...