The guy who told you about his RK …

Comment posted Is LASIK Eye Surgery For Everyone? by David E.

The guy who told you about his RK did not have typical results. Most people that had it wear glasses. Some wear different prescriptions depending on the time of day. PRK involves taking the top layer of the center of your cornea. This area is then reshaped by the laser. This gives you the same effect as having a larger corneal abrasion. This means that you don’t see real well and your eyes really hurt for a while. Bandage contacts help with this but it is still a hassle. When the flap is put back down in a LASIK procedure, the eye is pretty much back to normal. There are new ways of creating the flap that give better results. Interlase is an example.
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David E also commented

• PRK is not "better" than LASIK. they are just different.

  LASIK has a significantly faster healing time, which is why it is more popular. most people can return to work/school seeing well & not in pain 2 days after LASIK. not so with PRK, which takes weeks to heal & is more uncomfortable. as you pointed out, PRK has no "flap", but it is much more likely to have corneal "haze" that needs to be treated.

  each of them have their merits & disadvantages (there are more than i just listed). you should discuss your options with your doc. but its kind of silly IMO to announce that PRK is "better" than LASIK. i do not consider that to be true at all. theyre different.

  both PRK & LASIK are significantly better than RK, which you likely not talk any US doc into performing on you in 2010
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  http://myeyepod.blogspot.com/

• I don’t really know the answer to you question but I had my eyes corrected about 20 years ago before LASIK was an option. (They called it RK, Radial Kerotonomy -sp?)They didn’t even use lasers back then (laser???… what’s a laser??? You mean like in Star Wars???). The Doctor who did my eyes went to Russia to study under the guy who invented the procedure. They gave me a couple of Qualudes and then made 6 cuts in each eye with a diamond tipped scalpal. Back then they would only do one eye at a time so they wouldn’t leave you blind if something went wrong… it was a new procedure. You had to wait a week before having the second eye done. The price was $1250 an eye (I was making $6 an hour back then). My results were 20/20 in one eye and 20/15 in the other…. I was thrilled. Now I’m 45 and still don’t wear glasses but I did have to go to Walmart and get a pair of $2 glasses to read small print…. my eyes are aging just like everyone elses. Would I do it again?…. hell yes!!!
  PS. The reshaping of the eye DOES involve cutting… RK makes six cuts/slits around the the center of the eye to collapse the pupil a little so the entering light of vision is refocused to where it should be. My eyes weren’t round, they kind of were shaped like footballs. They still are but the incoming light of vision is re-directed now.
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• Why is LASIK surgery so popular if PRK surgery is so much better?
  As I understand it, LASIK involves cutting a flap out of your corneal layer (which can fold out again – *scary*!). However, PRK doesn’t involve any cutting, but "re-shapes" the eye with lasers.

  So are there any advantages to LASIK over PRK which makes the former so much more well-known and popular? Why doesn’t everyone get PRK instead of LASIK?

Recent comments by David E

• Which LASIK Surgeon Is Right For You?
  Muthu S. is right. I know Chodhary Eye centre. Five years ago I operated my eyes there. Dr. Sanjay Chodhary is very reputed & good doctor. If you want further information regarding him. You can mail me.
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• Which LASIK Surgeon Is Right For You?
  CHOUDRY Eye Centre& Laser Vision
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• Which LASIK Surgeon Is Right For You?
  you should opt for Ortho K lenses instead of Lasik Surgery .these lenses are overnight lenses ,just you have to wear it in the night while sleeping and in the morning you have to remove it.whole day you dont require any spectacle or contact lenses.After Three weeks u have to wear it jsut twice in a week while sleeping and 2-3 days there will not be need for specs or any contact lenses.
  Different hospitals in Delhi like Shroff Charity Hospital, Daryaganj(Dr. Manisha Acharya),St. Parmanad Hopsital,Mall Road,Venu Eye INSTITUTE,sHEIK SARAI(Dr. Raminder Bakshi)are doing it.
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• Which LASIK Surgeon Is Right For You?
  Hello

  You would need the recommendation of a good medical tourism consultant as well as the service of a very experienced optical/lasik surgeon of India if you are planning to take a lasik treatment in India. Before taking a lasik surgery in India you should check that you are not afflicted with cataract, any eye infection moreover you should be an adult,as childrens and even teenagers have been prohibited for a lasik treatment.

  Good luck with everything and I wish you good health!
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  http://www.ehow.com/how_2113422_lasik-surgery-india.html

• Which LASIK Surgeon Is Right For You?
  Which is the Best LASIK surgeon in Delhi?
  I need to get a LASIK operation done in Delhi. Can anyone please suggest the best LASIK surgeon in Delhi? Thanks!

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