Yesterday I had my one week post-op appointment, although it was day 11 after the surgery. The vision in my left eye tested to 20/20 +2 (Meaning I had 20/20 vision but was able to read two of the characters from the 20/15 line). They told me that my visual acquity is excellent given that my eye is early in the healing process. This is welcome news although I understand PRK has a very long healing process and my vision will continue to fluctuate in the coming months. These visual changes can be attributed to both the steroid eye drops and dryness. Apparently, toward the end of the day, the eye tends to dry out creating subtle disturbances in vision. I haven’t experienced any symptoms of dry eye, however if I treat with preservative-free drops, my vision becomes crystal clear again (at least temporarily).
My surgeon didn’t notice any signs of haze or infection and asked me to discontinue taking the antibiotic eyedrops. He asked me to taper my dose of the steroid drop. Three times per day this week, two next week, etc. He was still able to see the gray-colored collection of cells where the epithelium fused, though I am not experiencing any visual disturbances. Early on, this created some ghosting and a smudge-like blur effect.
I’m scheduled to have my right eye lasered this Thursday and if all goes well I’ll be free of glasses.