Preoperative and postoperative care can be provided by your eye doctor or by a UW eye doctor located at the UW-affiliated Madison Eye Associates on 780 Regent Street. PRK offers patients an excellent chance of their desired vision correction with corneal stability and less likelihood of need for a second corrective procedure. Both procedures produce about the same final visual result. People considering refractive surgery should be at least 18 years old, have had stable eye exams for at least eighteen months, have no corneal disease and have otherwise healthy eyes. Most patients with low or moderate degrees of nearsightedness will have near normal uncorrected vision after surgery.
Patients are awake and comfortable during the laser procedure.
You may also be given a sedative for relaxation. The laser treatment itself takes less than a minute. Your entire surgical visit at TLC on the day of your procedure will probably last less than one hour. Before you leave, your doctor will give you a prescription for oral medication for any discomfort, if needed. In addition, you'll receive eye drops to aid the healing of your eye.