PRK Eye Surgery: The Days After the Eye Surgery

After my PRK eye surgery on Tuesday, my mother drove me home. I didn't feel much of anything at this point. The valium that I had taken, mixed with the high levels of adrenaline my body had used, made me very relaxed and exhausted. So the painkiller and the sleeping pill that I was prescribed to take felt a little unnecessary. And after taping the eye shields onto my face (a rather unattractive look), they definitely did make me fall asleep quickly and deeply. The rest of the day after my eye surgery then was uneventful, painless and spent sleeping.

The next day I woke up and had to go directly to the eye surgeon because the follow-up appointment was for 8:15! My fiancé had to shepherd me again because I definitely was not ready to drive. I wore the dark sunglasses that the eye surgery center had given me the day before, and the sun still felt too bright. So I kept my hands over the shades to help with the light sensitivity. The doctor then looked at my eyes very closely with a bright light. You can guess how great that felt! The follow-up appointment took only about five minutes.

A few hours passed, and I felt pretty great for having had eye surgery the day before. The doctor had tested my vision at about 80/20, which was ten times better than my 800/20 vision before the PRK eye surgery! As you have probably ascertained, these results from PRK eye surgery are very different than from LASIK eye surgery. LASIK creates very quick results with no pain, but for the steep slope of the lower part of my cornea and my young age (21), PRK was the eye surgery recommended for me. But of course, you'll need to talk to your eye surgeon to figure out which eye surgery is best for you.

Wednesday then, I just laid around the house and watched bad TV and movies and slept a lot. The only real complaint I had on the day after PRK eye surgery was that the painkillers that were prescribed to me made me vomit frequently. I have a sensitive stomach so this happens often with painkillers for me, so don't expect this to happen to you.