Are There Any Negative Long-Term Effects Of PRK?
The medical community can only speak for the future by assessing the data from the surgeries performed within the last ten years. The data reveals a very positive healing response of the eye giving doctors no reason to be concerned about effects beyond ten years. Surgeons have studied the eyes of people who have had other types of surgery, or who have been in accidents where the outer layers of the cornea were modified in similar but more invasive ways several decades ago. After healing these eyes have not shown negative effects, giving doctors even more confidence about the ongoing health of the eye after PRK surgery. Risks And Side Effects Of PRK As with any surgical procedure, PRK laser surgery has some possible risks that must be taken into account. Each candidate should remember that a specific end result cannot be guaranteed, although it can be closely predicted based on data from thousands of previous cases. Serious complications are very rare. Infection is the largest risk, but
