I can fully relate from start to finish like the after taste of the eyedrops, learning to focus like clear and yet blurry thing and lastly the feeling of having a tired eyes due to contact lens without any contact lens on. Jeez... So real. This is the most comprehensive review of prk experience in youtube
Had my PRK done 4 days ago, and OMG day 3 kicked my a$$.. it felt like someone was clawing my eyes out and pouring acid on them simultaneously.. praise the Lord that I am no longer in pain 🙏 Thanks for making this video, glad you’re on the road to recovery.. after going through day 3 post PRK, I thank the good Lord for blessing me with such a gift -eyesight.. after going through PRK, I will not take eye sight for granted, not just eye sight, not being in pain
🤣🤣 this made me laugh so much haha. I feel all that pain!! Day 3 had me questioning everything in existence but now it’s such a blessing to look back on. Eye sight is such a gift. Waking up and not searching for glasses is such a gift. Not buying contacts is such a gift! I wish you the best! And I pray the recovery goes well! You got this!
Table of Contents: 00:00 Surgery Overview 00:51 Day 1 0:3:11 Day 2 04:02 Day 3 06:42 Day4 07:45 Day 5+ 10:35 Things they don’t tell you 10:50 Light Sensitivity 12:02 Eye Drops 13:51 Hazy Vision 15:11 Learning how to focus 17:19 Cant touch your Eyes 17:51 The Healing Process 19:21 How your eyes will feel 21:28 Conclusion
high quality content! I got PRK and its been 4-5 days now. No pain anymore and I can use phone and no more sensitive to lights. I hope my eyes will quickly and become 20/15 or 20/20. Also, dude you only have 300subs?!? I am schocked. With this quality you deserve more! Definitely subscribed and sharing your content.
Hey, I'm about to do prk, but my doctor said that he may not operate on me because of my reflexes. And I'm so sad because of that... he said that he'll give me relaxing medicine but he's not sure that it will help.. idk what to do I just want to see
I'm getting PRK done in 2 weeks. This was so informative and very similar talking to friends who've already been through it. Thanks for taking the time sharing your experience!
Just got my prk 4 days ago and today has been by far the best post surgery feeling, no squintyness, no itchyness, no burning, hardly any light sensitivity whatsoever. Still wearing my sunglasses outdoors but indoors I have been feeling great…still some blurry vision but it’s definitely getting better by the hour
Hi. I had PRK 5 days ago. Eyes were irritated and senstiive !! 24-48 hour period, not painful due to taking Ibuprofen and Tylenol with Codeine the first two nights after surgery. Since contact bandages were taken out, a little dry and less visual acuity. Decided to have the surgery because the cost of daily contacts with Astigmatism was only getting worse and harder to find prescription. Worth every penny and discomfort. Advised to take Vitamin C 1000mg for a year, steroid eye drops (3 months total), and preservative free drops for dry eyes add to cost, however; not having to wear corrective lenses of any sort at 46 is worth its weight in gold! Thanks for you take on your surgery, will definitely share with other who are considering to get another prosective on outcome.
Hey i just did my prk surgery too. It has been 5 days but my vision is still hazy (cant see past my phone). My phone has to be really close also . And from day 1 the vision havent improve. I have astigmatism -1.75 -2.25 right left eye. How is your recovery bro ? Like how long it took for you to see better?
I have to say. I’ve spent a good amount of time watching vlogs and researching everything I could before my surgery. NONE of them is close to what I’m experiencing 3weeks post. You explained _exactly_ how it feels and what to expect 🙌🏼
@@jame-leighdavids1180 I felt the exact same way once I had my surgery. NO ONE online actually gave an accurate expectation, so I figured I’d make my own! I’m glad it was helpful! Good luck on your recovery!
I’ll be 2 weeks since surgery this Friday and I’ve been feeling these exact same things. Hard to focus, one eye adjusting quicker than the other, headaches, I see better when I put the eye drops, light sensitivity even inside my house. But the difference is that the two first days were HELL to me and after day three it all started to improve drastically and even stopped taking pain killers that day. Now, my right eye feels like it has the contact lenses feeling you described and it’s very annoying now but it goes away as soon as I put the eye drops. Anyway, so far is the best decision I’ve ever made. I’m so happy to see things even better than I did with glasses. It’s just a long recovery process. Thanks for the video!
This video is REALLY HELPING ME! 8 days out. Lots of visual fluctuations! I had zero pain, but pretty sure that’s because I took hydrocodone JUST in case! Having the same issues with one eye lagging, headaches, tired eyes!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!
I didn't believe them when they said day 3 would be the worst but it was soooooo bad I bawled my eyes out it hurt so bad. It felt like 1,000 tiny needles stabbing the inside of my eyes. They also replaced my contact lens that day and I couldn't even open my eyes by myself and the seconds it was out it felt so scratchy. Now I just know that the pain means I'm still recovering!
This video has been very helpful thank you for all the insight. I am getting PRK done on my right eye this Wednesday. Im also on a 19 week invisaline journey. That just started 3 weeks ago. So 16 weeks left with that. Its going to be a challenge. Challenge excepted 😅
Best explanation ever... I am feeling all of these things.. Not clearly seeing mobile phone screen... Had my prk 2 weeks ago... My university is abt going to start in two weeks. Hope soo it will be fine in these weeks😢
I had my eyes done 5 days ago, and I could not figure out what I was tasting. I am so glad you said something about the drops because I could not figure out what was going on. I'm just glad I'm not the only one to experience that.
Haha I totally understand. The first few days I was convinced I was allergic or had covid, but when it finally clicked that it was the drops it was fine. I haven’t really heard anyone on RU-vid talk about the after taste 🤷🏾♂️
I have had PRK twice. Once was about a year and a half ago. Not sure what happend. The recovery was not really painfull and about 6 months later I was at a -1.0 in both eyes. Talked to my military doctor and I wanted to get it redone. I had to wait 1 year but just had it redone 5 days ago. This time they sent me to Lackland airforce base to make sure it was done right. They had the state of the art 3D equipment and really did a great job. My issue was the recovery. The second time was a lot worse. By day 2 or 3 I could barely keep my eyes open because they stung so much. Around day 5 they got a lot better. Now I can see 20/15 and love it. Military is hit or miss from my experience but I hope I never have to do it again.
I’m on day 6 and everything you have said I am experiencing also. The eye drops taste yucky and depth perception is not there. The weird thing is being able to see things but they are still fuzzy. No more pain but focussing and being in light for a long time can be tiring. Thanks for this video. Has helped me a lot!
Bro yes! I'm 2.5wks in right now & I can't read any books or comics but I can see the individual roof shingles on my neighbors house 1000ft away YET nothing is crisp. I can watch my 55in from about 6ft away for about 30min at a time wjthout an issues (usually) but playing video games for longer than 10mins is a NOGO. Driving to the office from about a week in until 3days ago, then using my computer nearly all day was torture. I got almost no work done. Its frustrating. Hell its frustrating writing this message! My eyes are constantly tired, so it makes me feel like not doing anything or going anywhere. I'm ready for the process to be over so I can enjoy doing thinga again. Going on a cruise with my wife soon, so NO SCREENS for almost a week & sunglasses all the time plus sleeping in will HOPEFULLY give my eyes the rest they need! When did your recovery finally come to a close? How is your vision now?
Sheeesh I feel your pain. I remember being right where you are! I’d say my eyes were fully adjusted at the 9 month mark. But at the same time, I was blessed. By the 2 month mark my vision was good and the only things I was really struggling with was dry eyes, random pains here and there, and sensitivity to light. By the 6 month mark most of all complications were resolved And as of right now, my eyes are doing well. I don’t really have any issues that I can think of. Of course they could be better, but coming from how bad my vision was at the beginning, I have no complaints haha And I have a 1 year review video on my channel that would probably answer a good bit of your questions! You got this!!
@@nyarinyax Hey! Completed 10 days after surgery. Lens removed yesterday but can't see properly....looks everything blur. Please share ur experience too
Bro I need an update from you 😂 Did some of these issues sort themselves out? Like the heavy eyes, did your prescription improve, is your vision still hazy, do you still have problems focussing? etc. I'm booked in for PRK and all the videos im seeing are making me have second thoughts 🥲
Hey friend, thank you for this video. Very informative and to the point. I'm 18 days post and I feel the exact same thing as mentioned in "19:21 How your eyes will feel". My eyes feel very heavy, dry, irritable and headaches come with it. Would love to know if you found anything that helps and if this feeling is still here for you/how much time did it take for it to stop. All I'm doing is eye drops all day everyday. Also, 2 things that helped me with pain and recovery were: fish oil/omega 3 pills, vitamin C and taking pain meds before I start feeling pain; 2h before or even more. The result is still worth it all yall.
Hey! I bought an ice eye mask and that got rid of my headaches and itchy eyes. It’s just a gel ice pack that’s in the shape of an eye mask. I’m sure you could just use a regular ice pack or something like that. But I would put it on my face for about 15 minutes or so every couple hours. Made a HUGE difference Other than that, time is your biggest friend. Eye drops are helpful so carry them on you as you go. Try not to rub your eyes too much, and make sure you’re wearing sunglasses
Bro. The first 3 days after my PRK was miserable. Pain!!! I’m at 2.5 weeks and everything is clear (no fog) but blurry and both my eyes are fluctuating from crisp to blurry.
When did the haziness go away for you? I’m on day 5 and sometimes the vision is clear sometimes it’s hazy. Eyes are still healing but curious how long it took?
Thanks for this.. I've experienced the same things you said as well.. currently on day 7 post the TransPrk operation. Just to note: I was told that the clear/haze vision that you described (which I'm also experiencing) is a side effect of the steroid eye drops..
26 days after prk and my eyes have been kinda hurting lately? like the feeling when u are sooo tired and you’ve been on ur phone for too long kind of pain. i felt it the whole day today. also some veins in my eyes are red😫
I definitely remember the steroid drop burning for the first few days or so. It would definitely always make me clench my eyes and blink rapidly to reduce the sting, but I think I got used to it pretty quickly
@@BallinAtAllCosts hey, I could type out a paragraph explaining both answers, but 2 videos before this one I talk about my eye sight and issues pre surgery, and more recently on the channel I have a 1 year update video of the procedure as well! Thanks!
Had my premium PRK a week ago, a premium methot with no pressure and no chemicals. Just felt like there was an eyelash stuck in my eye for the first three days, and things looked a bit foggy. By day four, I was already on the train by myself heading to a checkup, and I was back at work on day five. Now, if I'm on the computer for an hour, my vision gets a bit blurry, and I need to take breaks, but overall, I'm seeing quite well. They said it'll take a few weeks to get the full vision.
Nope! No tired eyes or anything like that. Every once in a while I’ll feel something random and be confused at what I just felt, but other than that I have no issues. Couldn’t recommend the surgery enough!!
What kind of pain medication did you have? I've been through a month of tooth abcess, which was the worst pain of my life - how does the PRK pain compare to that?
So to be fully honest, the pain is only part of the problem. The bigger issue is that it’s your eyes. So you can’t function at all. I’ve had pain that physically hurt more, but I was able to force myself to function throughout the day. But with this pain, it’s almost impossible to distract yourself from it because you can’t see. It feels like there’s sand in your eye, or little hairs everywhere. It makes your eyes water, but you can’t take any of them out. And if light hits your eyes during the healing, the pain increases (this is only my experience. Others did not feel this at all) I think I used Tylenol for pain, but like I said, it’s such a specific feeling, I’m not sure if the pain killers actually helped. Because they wouldn’t fix a hair being in my eye
I don’t remember off the top of my head, but If you go to the video before this one “things to do before prk” I believe it’s called it should have it there. Should be one of the first things I say
I'm on day two, my brother had a similar experience he said something similar.... Oh boy I'm not looking forward to what you just described about day three... Yesterday was instant regret once the numbing drops wore off I was like.... Oh no I'm gonna die
You’ll just have to force yourself to have the discipline to not touch them. But also, you’ll find that rubbing them won’t make them feel any better. Knowing this will help you keep your hands away Don’t be scared. You’ll be fine and in the end it’ll be worth all the discomfort you may go through!
I talk about it in the video, but you can see, it’s just painful. I was able to walk out of the appointment and find the car with no problem, but your eyes are so sensitive to light and other things that it’s very hard to open your eyes. So I would say yes, you can see. But no, it is not very clear, and it is not easy to use your eyes right after (atleast for my experience)
i maybe need a transPRK because my SMILE Surgery went a little bit too good, and i am really thinking about going back to glasses, when i hear the horror stories about prk.
Hi @nyarinyax i hope you have a good time I’ve had prk almost 50 days ago and i have focusing issues, for example if i just relax my eyes distance objects are blurry but when i try focusing and straining my eyes the distant vision get to almost 20/15 i, did u have this also and improved with time or what? , i was worried about over correction i went to two different doctors they said your eyes are good🤷. Forgot to mention, do u have any night vision issues? Thanks alot
Hey! I’m actually hoping to post a new updated video within the week that will answer questions such as these. But to keep it short, I did have focusing issues, but they stopped with time. For me, it was more with closer objects. I could look at my phone and my vision would be blurry, then I’d have to concentrate to find focus again. If I needed to look far away quickly, I would also have issues. I think it’s just because I was using muscles I had never had to use before. I’m confident the same is for you, and thus it will just take time for your eyes to adjust. As for night vision, it’s definitely not as clear as the day time, but I am able to function well. I’d say it feel about the same as pre surgery in the sense of my astigmatism and what not
Hi:) couldn't agree more with you about the pain from day 3 - felt like tiny shards of glass in my eyes and a constant burning pain. The thought of opening my eyes were unbearable😖 Currently at the end of day 4 and can gladly say feeling a whole heap better. Mainly trouble focusing, light sensitivity and vision is still very blurry (previous prescription was -7.5 with astigmatism) Excited for the next few days/weeks to come, thanks for the video! Love from NZ😊
2.5 monts ago I got Prk operation. I see blurry and hazy. My doctor said after operation it is normal. Is it getting better? Especially my left eyes is very blurry. At nights it is worse 😢 i am worried about it
@@mervesert3521 I got my prk since 10 days..it's getting better day by day..are you able to read chart? My doctor also says it's normal to see blurry as new cells are coming..I am also seeing blurry but it's getting better..r u using eye drop as prescribed by doctor??
The recovery is different for everyone. Some people get clear vision the next day, other people take multiple months. Just make sure you’re doing what the dr is saying and your body will heal on it own time!
Bro i had prk a month ago and im noticing that my vision is good early on in the day but when its night my vision gets blurry and i cant see as good as in the day.. has this happened to you?? Is this normal? Plz respond..
It sounds like it’s either because your eyes are getting tired from being used all day, or because your straining muscles you’re used to not using when night time comes. But I remember having similar issues a month in. I don’t think I stopped feeling that until about the 2-3 month mark
Heyy! Any update? I got my surgery done last week and currently I am experiencing the same thing. I have a better vision during the day and blurry as it gets darker outside
3 weeks after prk. Computer work goes better and better but still ghosting. Some moment it is really close to 20/20 big most times if is not there yet. I can do everything without glasses but reading is difficult because of the ghosting. The smaller the letters the more difficult it is.
Yes, after week 4 a lot changed for the better. My left eye is not as good as my right eye after 12 weeks. But i think it is 95% /100% . Next month I will have the last check to know exactly. But ghosting disappeared. I am happy with th outcome.
Hey i got my prk 5 days ago and everything is blurry and hazy . Even my mobile i cant see properly its blurry. And far things are totally blurred and hazzy. Its only 5 days but i am worried. Many people told that they are able to see in 3 4 days only but i am not able drive because cant see anything properly. Plzz tell if its normal and will it get cured?? Literally i can't see properly and totally hazy and blurred even my mobile screen is blurred
Everyone’s body heals differently. My biggest advice would be to not compare your journey with others. Just do what the DR is telling you to do, get rest when you can, and you’ll be better before you know it!
Im on day 21 (3 weeks).. I can still not see the mob and laptop screens clearly to read messages and stuffs. I need to squint amd squeeze my eyes to differentiate and read the letters clearly. Sometimes it just is so unreadable even if i try hard enough Also people 3 feet away in bright light can be ghosting
@@ygbodybuilder3023Bad vision at night has nothing to do with it - if you get a proper SmartSurface tPRK with a big radius, there should be a problem after 6 months. You don’t need glasses for reeding. If you are already 45+ everybody needs glasses for reeding but not because of this correction.
I don’t know why they call it a bandage contact, it’s literally a normal soft contact haha. I was thinking it was this elaborate device that I had to be very careful with, but it’s just a normal contact But yes they used it. And don’t be nervous. The operation is quick, and the difficulties of recovery are well worth it! I hope it goes well!
@@nyarinyax right! Haha I just read it helps out with pain some so I wondered if you had that. I’m looking forward to it. Sick of contacts and glasses just nervous 🤙🏻
Hopefully everything went well for you? I have to say my experience was completely different from Nyarinyax. I hardly had any pain, I didn't use any of the painkillers. I was slightly more sensitive to light, but it was fine with sunglasses. Everyone is different, you'll be fine 😊
Got it done, second am was rough because I slept all night and didn’t do any drops or anything. Everything was dry. But once I got that straightened up everything is good. This is day 2
My eyes are great now. I can see from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep. I don’t have dry eyes or irritation. Every once in a while I’ll run my eyes too hard and I’ll have sharp pain for split second and then it goes away. And if I’m very tired and I’m a dark area, my vision will be a little hazy until I close them for a second or two, but after that I’m fine again. Your eyes will get better with time. Just have to patient and follow the Drs instructions
Hello i have done my prk 3 weeks back my vision was clear but my left eye is little blurry then my right eye and im feeling discomfort in low light is this ok or anything problem
I don’t think so. Your eyes will heal at different paces. And that time frame is different for everyone. Some might take 3 weeks, others might take 3 months. Just continue to use your drops, and follow any instructions your doctor has given you!
I had whichever one uses the laser. I have another video on my channel that I domains the exact process of what they did if you’re hoping for some more insight! It should be the video posted a few weeks before this one
I had my surgery 2 weeks ago and have the same symptoms. Sometimes I see everything sharp and sometimes its very blury. Today my eyes are bad in lower and middle distances. Everything is ghosting. But this in normal it lasts up to 6 month. How are your eyes now do you have problem at night if there is a lot of light? Thank you.
Hey! Congrats on the surgery! Everything is normal now. I had trouble seeing at night before the surgery because of my astigmatism, but it’s significantly better now after the surgery for me. Every once in a while it’ll be a bit hazy at night, but nothing that’s limiting my ability to see efficiently. I’d equate it to looking through a car windshield that’s perfectly clean vs having a few bugs on it. I can still function exactly the same, you just notice a bit of unclarity. The only thing I have noticed about a lot light is that I have a time frame where I can look at bright light. For example, if I’m driving and someone has very bright headlights that shine into my eye, I only have a few seconds of being able to look at them directly before I get sharp pain. Before the surgery it would make it hard to see and I would say “ow” because it’s bright. But now, if I look too long at the same light I feel sharp pain in my eye. Obviously this isn’t a terrible issue to have because most people don’t look into bright lights haha. But it’s just something I noticed. Good luck with the recovery!
@@nyarinyax Thank you! Today when I was driving home after gym it was very difficult. Like a camera when you have low light. I hope this will get better. Before surgery I always had lenses on my dioptrie was -7.5. After surgery everthing looks very sharp espescially after the eye drops its like playing computer game on very high haha. Wish you the best for your chanel keep on going. Greetings from Germany
That’s just my thinking face haha. There’s no way I could ever see the screen on my camera 😂😂 But when I was recording this video (3 weeks out) my vision was still pretty blurry
@@nyarinyax that’s basically keratoconus. I wear special contacts in both my eyes because of the disease. With my left eye even with the contact I don’t see that good. So I’m going to talk to cornea doctor next Monday about if I’m a right candidate for PRK. Did u use to wear contacts but u don’t any more?
@@francissemazzi1530 correct. I wore contacts in both eyes. For a while I was wearing hard contacts to help with my eye issues (sounds similar to your situation) and then because of sports I switched to soft contacts. And now, post surgery, I wear neither
Hi @nyarinyax has the feeling of having contacts and you can't put them off dissipated? This seriously is something super important to me and I would never want that feeling 24/7 😱
@@nyarinyax cool thank you so much for replying to me! My eyes never feel tired and I get this feeling only with contacts - however, I hate contacts from the first second I put them in. It's like a hair is in my eye. From the first second I feel like I wanna scratch them out of my eyes. I can't imagine having this feeling all the time 😱💀
@@nyarinyax soft Acuvue super thin daily contacts I use sparingly for events or intense sports. I have light astigmatism and so they are toric - they say you always feel these more in the eye and I can attest to that - whenever they give me a sample to test, it's not toric and feels amazing. Then I order a box and I hate every second of wearing them and it gets worse and by the end of the day I want to scratch them out of my eyes.
