During a PRK Surgery

PRK is an procedure where you walk in to your surgery clinic, have your PRK surgery and after an hour later you will walk out. The actual surgery only takes a few minutes, generally 10 ? 15 minutes and you are awake during the whole procedure. The doctor usually will offer you an oral sedative prior to your surgery to calm your nerves such as volume.

During your PRK vision correction, you may generally not feel any pain as special anesthetic eye drops are placed in your eyes prior to the procedure. You will lie down with your eyes positioned directly under the laser. Only one eye is corrected at a time and a retained is placed under your eyelids to keep your eyes wide open.

A computer is used by the doctor to adjust the laser for your eyes prescription. During the procedure you will be required to look at a target light for a while as your doctor looks at your eye through a microscope to ensure it remains in the right position while the laser sends pulses of light directly to your cornea that removes the tissue as it reshapes. This is a painless procedure, however it is very important that you look at the target light in order to get the optimal end results.

You will hear a clicking sound coming from the laser as it reshapes your cornea and you may also notice an odor during the tissue removal, do not be alarmed as this is normal for the procedure. If your prescription is higher, than the more time the surgery may take, even with high prescriptions however, the laser surgery still only takes about a minute.

Your surgeon controls the laser at all times and can turn it on or off whenever they may need to. Upon completion of the procedure, you will be sent to another room where you will rest for a while, generally 30 minutes. After that point you will have your eyes examined one more time before you leave to ensure everything worked out successfully.