PRK Eye Surgery with Corneal Scar
Wavefront Guided Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)
Patient: Me
Surgery: Wavefront Guided Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)
Excimer Laser: Carl Zeiss MEL 80™
Location: St. Lukes International Eye Institute
Doctor: Richard Nepomuceno, MD
Note:
Few years ago i got this Corneal Ulcer which left a scar in my Eye, you’ll be able to notice it in the video.
Duration : 0:10:19
np : )
np : )
Comment by daryltanael — August 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
thanks for posting …
thanks for posting this!
Comment by karlacn — August 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
unfortunately it …
unfortunately it didnt remove the scar, but made it smoother somehow, thats fine, good thing the scar is not dead center in my eye “,
Comment by daryltanael — August 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
no scarring by the …
no scarring by the wavefront prk, vision is 20/20 after 6 months, overall vision is 100% better!
Comment by daryltanael — August 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
Thanks for sharing! …
Thanks for sharing!! I am happy for your success. I’m a corneal transplant recipient and I will be getting Wavefront PRK in the next few months. I hear night vision can be tough for a while too. Great video!
Comment by SurvivorBrad — August 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
after 3 months, i’m …
after 3 months, i’m 20/20 both eyes open. basically prk laser made the scar “smoother” it wont remove the scar per se. good thing the scar is not in the middle of my eye : ]
Comment by daryltanael — August 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
How is your overall …
How is your overall vision now? Did PRK remove the scar?
Comment by SurvivorBrad — August 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm
corneal scar @ 5:00 …
corneal scar @ 5:00+++
Comment by daryltanael — August 16, 2009 @ 1:41 pm