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Comment Additional Surgery option (Score 1) 741

I can't speak for LASIK, but I had PRK surgery about 5 months ago (My cornea was a little too thin for LASIK). I work 8-10 hours a day in a callcenter where I have to look at a computer screen all the time. I am also a student so spend a lot of additional time looking at computer screens working on various papers and projects. My eyes sometimes get a little tired, and I have minor halos around lights when looking driving, but they are rather small. After about 2 weeks, when recovery was basically complete and everything was healed, I had no problems looking at a computer screen. After 1 week my eyes got tired a little bit quicker but I could still function to do my job. I have had no problems.

On a slight side note, I would recommend PRK over LASIK in many ways. The laser for this is the same and it has exactly the same success rate, the only difference is that the initial recovery problem is a little longer and there is increased discomfort, but for me at least it wasn't all that bad. The advantage to this corrective surgery is that there is not a corneal flap cut so there is no chance for the flap to be dislodged later. Once the membrane over the corneal membrane has finished healing (2-3 weeks) your eyes are just as strong and resistant to damage as before.

Basically I highly recommend corrective surgery of some sort ... which type is best for you must be decided by you and your doctor. Definitely look into PRK over LASIK. It was definitely a relief when I had this done to not wear contacts or glasses and always be able to see. I also see at 20/16 in both eyes now. This is slightly worse than what I saw with contacts (20/12) but not enough to harm me ... still better than 20/20.

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