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What happens during prk procedure?
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Photorefractive: Keratectomy. Type of laser eye surgery. It preceded lasik surgery and is said to have davantages & disadvantages to lasik surgery. This should be discussed with an experienced eye surgeon try and find a surgeon who does at least 5 - 10 such procedures/week. Good luck.
Answered 1/2/2013
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Flapless. "LASIK ": Prk provides laservision correction without flap creation. The epithelium of the cornea. Is removed and the laser treatment applied to the corneal surface. Visual results are similar to lasik but recovery takes longer and there is more postop discomfort . Prk eliminates the flap complications related to the flap created in lasik but other complication unique to prk suck as corneal haze.
Answered 9/8/2013
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