PRK Eye Surgery

Photorefractive Keratectomy or PRK is a form of laser vision correction where a surgeon removes the cornea's surface layer, also known as the epithelium. They will then reshape the corneal bed with the laser, similarly to LASIK.

This specialized technique is usually reserved for patients whose cornea may be too thin to safely allow for the creation of the corneal flap essential for LASIK surgery. Sometimes, patients may come into UELC hoping to have LASIK surgery and are instead directed to PRK. This is an assessment that is made on a case-by-case basis.

Key similarities between PRK and LASIK surgery include:

Both are used to correct nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism.

Both are known to be equally safe procedures.

The visual results with both procedures are the same.