2. Are both eyes treated on the same day? Usually both eyes are treated on the same day for convenience. However, if so desired, the two eyes may be treated on separate days. 3. How do I know whether ...

Visual outcomes were similar to or slightly better for teenagers aged 17 and 18 years than adults aged 19 to 40 years. HealthDay News — Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) is safe and effective for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ten years after surgery, 45.5% of eyes in the LASIK group achieved uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) of 20/40 or ...

Ease of surgical performance, high patient satisfaction, minimal complications and surgeon comfort — These are the leading reasons that LASIK, photorefractive keratectomy and laser epithelial ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Key Takeaways PRK might be better if you have thin corneas or worry about dry ...

Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) were greeted as clinical breakthroughs when made available in the 1990s, but this did not stop researchers from trying to ...

CHICAGO — Outcomes might be better with wavefront-guided (WG) photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) than with wavefront-optimized (WO) PRK for patients older than 40 years, according to a study presented ...

Refractive errors are usually corrected by wearing spectacles or contact lenses. Surgical treatments have been developed to improve refraction by re-shaping the cornea. In photorefractive surgery, ...