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Old 03-14-2006, 06:26 PM
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PRK is a little more painful than Lasik because the 'wound' is exposed on the outside, rather than healing quietly under a flap of tissue. All people have different reactions. Some feel almost nothing and some feel quite a bit of irritation. You'll get protective contact lenses right after surgery, but these have to come out fairly soon. ouch! You'll also get a huge assortment of eye drops that have to be dripped every few hours. Some are antibiotics and some are pain killers. They really do a good job of numbing your eye. Your eyes will be dialated and light sensitive for a few days so you'll get these not-so-cool looking shades. Your vision will be quite blurry too. It's annoying because your first instinct will be to hold items close to get focus , but it won't help one bit. You'll be quite bored at home doing nothing too. Oh, you can listen to the TV. Good luck!
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