Pain During Lasik
After PRK surgery effects … please help!?
I underwent PRK surgery on my right eye as an improvement to many years ago Lasik. It has been almost one year after the PRK. From the beginning I have been experiencing extremely painful epithelial tears / abrasions during my REM sleep that wakes me. After suffering for about half an hour before the left edge a little. This happens randomly. The doc gave me cream wall and actually has a tear after applying medicine. Sound I can not sleep because I fear the pain. Have you experienced this and if so, when should I expect to be over? What makes it disappear forever? HELP!
ICE, probable or recurrent corneal erosion. " painful, but not particularly dangerous. http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/CornealErosion.asp likely caused by refractive surgery (the link above states caused by "trauma", and finally surgical procedures fall into the cornea "trauma" category.) the link above also mentions "Spotting", but fails to give the name of "spot weld" procedure … its called stromal puncture "http://www.revoptom.com/handbook/SECT3F.HTM good luck. this is not a fun thing. but the good news is your vision unusual or sight-threatening. just painful.
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April 19th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Good Question, the general consenus would be no, however…I sat my instructor check (F-4G) with the guy who had the worst vision ever waived by the USAF 20/200 no kiddding…what you have to realize is that he graduated from the academy in the one year when pilot training slots were going unfilled. This was the first year of the Reagan buildup during the cold war. So, the question should be…can I become an Air Force Officer? Can i become a Pilot? and then can I become a Fighter Pilot. Finally, does the airforce need me bad enough and am I qualified enough that they will wave the vision requirement. Now, I hear the will for academy grads who are otherwise qualified but you would have to call the academy. Don’t forget the Air National Guard and Reserves who also have unique requirements and procedures. When the units switched from F-4s to F-16s all of the backseaters were sent to UPT regardless of vision and age so it really pays to be in the right place at the right time with the right connections. Good Luck
April 29th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
I paid $4100 about 6 years ago. Prices have come down since then. I had bad astigmatism. I was corrected to 20/20 but the astigmatism is starting to come back, which is kind of a good thing for me, it keeps me from needing reading glasses. Stay away from the cheapie places, those are the guys just learning how to do it.
May 6th, 2010 at 9:31 am
As far as I know they do keep you awake but I have heard from people who have had it and they say the only thing that is bad from it is the fright so it doesn’t hurt.