The article focuses on the status of dry eye symptoms for some patients after undergoing either laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) or photo-refractive keratotomy (PRK). LASIK patients had more symptoms than PRK. However, at three and six months postoperatively, there were no differences in...
PRK was the first type of laser eye surgery for vision correction and has been performed longer thanLASIK, which has surpassed PRK in popularity. Though it takes a bit longer to recover from PRK than LASIK, PRK offers advantages over LASIK for some patients. Like LASIK and other types of l...
Because no flap is created in PRK, it is often recommended for people who have verythin corneal tissue. It can also be a good choice for those who have dry eyes, since the flap method sometimes makes dry eye symptoms worse. PRK may also be a better option for people who are at higher...
More LASIK patients than PRK patients seem to experience severe dry eye after 1 month postoperatively, but by 3 and 6 months, this is no longer the case.Talsma, JuliaSpectroscopy
dry eye, LASIK, PRKPurposeTo evaluate dry eye manifestations following photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and determine the incidence and predictive factors of chronic dry eye using a set of dry eye criteria.Kraig S. Bower...
The analysis included 251 eyes of 137 patients: 64 eyes (36 patients) after LASEK, 90 eyes (48 patients) after PRK, and 97 eyes (53 patients) after LASIK. At 6 months post-surgery, the DEWS score was higher for the LASIK than the PRK and LASEK groups (p = 0.01). For the total ...
Dry eye symptoms are the same after LASIK, PRKNo abstract available.Schallhorn, Steven COphthalmology Times