10 Years after PRK Laser Eye Surgery

[@Yamaha519VX]

Had PRK 4 days ago, already 20/20. Truly incredible experience for sure.

[@MarkAllan]

Awesome!!

[@mymangobango3533]

yamaha519vx that wasn't my friends experience. How long did it take for ur vision to clear? Did u have one at a time or both done at once? Thnx.

[@ow8206]

Hey so how is it a year later? I’m interested in getting this done

[@karanveersinghdandiwal5420]

What was your eye prescription before ?

[@talalztube]

hows the vision now 3 years later?

[@vanessaf714]

I had PRK done in October last year and I see 20/15 now 😁 no dry eye, no hazy/double vision. Best decision ever. Even though I actually developed a small infection in my left eye and they had to remove the contact earlier than planned. It healed though and that time of misery was worth a longer time of happiness with my new eyes 👀🙏🏼

[@veronikaistalianova5728]

Hey! I’m glad you’re happy with your results! Can you update?

[@Mrose19911]

hey man, when they had to remove it earlier was it then painful at all?

[@souleymeneabbadi3891]

Do your eyes hurt when you rub them?

[@WayedM3]

Hows it going now

[@cleburne-dfwseptic6843]

Re: Lasik, I have read reports that cells have a tendency to repopulate the interface between the flap and remaining cornea, causing the return of nearsightedness. Greater the correction greater the risk of this happening. Short term pain but it could be argued that PRK is the better choice for long term stability

[@user-of4lq6sz1c]

There is no medical paper states that cell regrow between the flap and remaining cornea, but there are medical proof that in PRK it does not penerate well on high myopia on conea and a number is left often. As well as conea become thin which regression occurs leaving a number after years too.

[@bootsauce47]

PRK recipient here. And Mark is someone to help me decide to get it done all those years ago! I just had my eyes tested for my job again (I drive for a living). I have 20/25 still after 11 years!!! I have a similar experience of when not being hydrated eyes get dry and stick to eyelids and vision is optimal when I am hydrated. My night vision is good. But when I pick up passengers sometimes (I don't still see halos) the contrast between light and dark is really obscured facing a traffic light and on a dark corner though. The reason I use punctuation when I'm typing is I don't like reading big blocks of comments (working on my grammar). I feel like I strain my eyes too much when someone try's to convey an idea in a big BLOCK-Y form. I usually skip reading it (no need to diminish my vision further for someone nearly pushing 50). My near sighted vision is good and again is dependent of how hydrated I am. So far so good!

[@rukiakuchuki]

Great to hear positive results still 10 years on. Had my PRK 6 years ago this summer and I’m still very happy with the results too. Only find my eyes get a little dry if I’ve been staring at a computer screen for a while but nothing major 👍🏻

[@veronikaistalianova5728]

I’m glad you’re happy with your results! Can you update and give some advice to the young? 😅

[@rukiakuchuki]

Veronika Istalianova Eyesight still great, just over 8 years now! 👍🏻

[@veronikaistalianova5728]

tokyocherry I’m happy for you! Thank you for replying

[@boring9781]

What about now? Can you update pls

[@rukiakuchuki]

@@boring9781 Eyesight still fantastic, no reading glasses yet either! 🤞🏻

[@mohammedarifuddin6718]

I’m 18 year old? And i done my prk one year ago? Awesome results 20/20

[@SolveCrypto]

What was your prescription,? May I ask

[@shivampahuja2865]

How does long did you see clear

[@cleburne-dfwseptic6843]

Concerning your wife's lasik, I read that they (eye doctors) are finding that in some people, the body trys to 'heal' by regrowing or repopulating tissue under the flap that was removed during lasik which is why nearsightedness returns

[@user-of4lq6sz1c]

There is not medical paper on that, The vision is corrected by removing (vaporizing) tissue with an excimer laser and the flap is replaced. Over time, there is scarring at the edge of the flap but very limited scarring underneath the flap. But there are medical proof that in PRK it does not penerate well on high myopia on conea and a number is left often. As well as conea become thin which regression occurs leaving a number after years too.

[@Crush9allthetime]

Had prk a week ago, still have really blurry vision. I know recovery times are different for everyone. I just envy those who say they saw 20/20 or better within 3-4 days after surgery.

[@SornusTrendyWorld]

How s the vision now

[@nickharh]

Whats the update now man

[@MustangDesudiroz]

How are you now?

[@Crush9allthetime]

@@MustangDesudiroz My vision if 15/10, I'm not gonna lie it took a while. In the end everything worked out. Just had to be careful not to rub or touch my eyes during the first 3-4 months. The healing part was long but getting prk was the best decision I've made.

[@NH-hk8ij]

@@Crush9allthetime please tell me More

[@unicornbunny6190]

Thanks for the information. Going for it on Feb.

[@ruben_silva]

Best follow up video on the subjet i found on the internet. Thanks a lot! It would be nice to ear more about your wife experience as well.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

Hey, Mark... Let Me Tell You, My Favorite Part of Laser Eye Surgery is Seeing the Laser in Action The Moment those Beautiful Laser Beams Hit the Eyes, I Fall in Love

[@bard6522]

you are everywhere lol

[@meichea484]

Hello, can u do another feedback on 2019/2020 of the feedback lasic surgery? :)

[@MarkAllan]

Mei Chea sure I will do that.

[@nazaninslife]

It’s been 4 years for me not the same as the first year but I’ve been struggling with dry eyes really badly.

[@kiranmahilange3792]

PRK or lasic dear?

[@nazaninslife]

@@kiranmahilange3792 prk

[@serraiabdelhadi6927]

how you doing now with dry eyes ?

[@nazaninslife]

@@serraiabdelhadi6927 still very dry

[@Slowdr]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@905JimRaynor]

I went with the Bates Method. Cost me $30. 20/10 vision. No dry eyes .

[@Divinedipika]

What's your number how much time you taken

[@et1097]

Thanks for sharing ! I would like to share mine because I will soon go for another « touch up » procedure. I had my Lasik done in 1998, in Bangkok, one of the international class hospital. I was 29 years old with -300 right eye and -250 left eye. The operation went very well both pre & post op. Magical changed of life ! Happy life lasted 20 years since! From age of 49 years old I started noticing my far eyesight dropped bit by bit until now I’m 52 years my presbyte appeared. Currently I live in France. My ophthalmologist evaluated my situation. Firstly, he commented that my Lasik done 20 years ago in Bangkok was excellent job since he doesn’t see any trace in my corneas. But he has to propose me in the upcoming “touch up” surgery, PRK for my left eye due to the thickness of cornea is not thick enough for another time of cutting. While my right eye is still OK for Lasik. He will apply a Monovision principal in my operation. I’m looking forward to it.

[@rubyrose7619]

Est ce que vous voulez réopérer pour la presbytie?

[@et1097]

@@rubyrose7619 à la base, mon opération était pour améliorer ma vue de loin. ( myopie -1,75) les 2 yeux. Comme j'ai aussi une petite presbytie (+1,25) qui arrive (j'ai 52 ans), mon chirurgien m'a proposé de Monovision, afin que je sois indépendante des lunettes. J'ai eu mon opération le 7 janvier. Tout s'est parfaitement passé. Mon œil D gère la vue loin. Mon oeul G gère la vue près. Ça m'a pris 2 mois environs pour que les 2 yeux (plus précisément mon cerveau) s'adaptent Monovision. Je suis très satisfaite du résultat. Je profite de ma vie sans lunettes.

[@rubyrose7619]

@@et1097 je suis contente pour vous , cependant si la cataracte se manifeste un peu plus tard, ça serait possible d'avoir une 3ème intervention au laser?

[@et1097]

@@rubyrose7619 A ma connaissance, la cataracte ne nécessite pas de découper la cornée.

[@rubyrose7619]

@@et1097 merci

[@to3662]

I have PRK last week, still blurry and couldn't see anything faraway. For those who recovery whithin a week, lucky you.

[@Peehoo123]

How's your vision now??

[@sarahyy.yy_3]

Would you like to update us again as it has been 6 years since your this video, we will appreciate it if you give us a update in 2024 about your vision it will be helpful for us, thanks😊❤

[@cr7neymar908]

I got PRK 8 months ago and the only side effect I have is dry eyes

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

Mark, Did You Love the Laser, and If So, Was it Beautiful?

[@samwise_K]

Thanks for the video! Great to hear your thoughts. Did your wife have LASIK again for the touch up or was it PRK as a touch up?

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

I Hope You can Upload your Wife's Laser Eye Surgery... And I Want the Laser Included I Am So in Love with Excimer Lasers

[@bolson6672]

i had prk (or lasEk which it´s called here in sweden) in 2009; the little dryness i had the first few years following the procedure is gone and still crisp vision

[@youtubevideos7583]

What's the name of your doctor ?

[@MarkAllan]

I was 33.

[@MarkAllan]

TenzoG go do a free consultation with a laser eye surgeon and see what day. I’m not a doctor.

[@MarkAllan]

TenzoG I honestly don’t remember what my prescription was. It wasn’t too bad but I needed glasses to drive. I don’t really think it matters what your prescription is. They can fix mild prescriptions all the way to severe prescriptions. I’m pretty sure they could fix your eyes if you go see someone. Do it man!

[@mymangobango3533]

Mark Allan why did u have prk instead of lasik like ur wife?

[@MarkAllan]

Mymango bango I had to get PRK because I could not get lasik. My cornea was not thick enough for lasik.

[@mymangobango3533]

Mark Allan my friend had a horrible prk experience. She says her eyes are actually worse now than before the prk & when she had it done, 2-3 days afterward, her eyes swoll up to slits. She had to keep ice on her face 24/7 for several days. She will forever traumatized & wishes she never did it.

[@joe7528]

Just found this video ( 1/22/2023 ) I'm having PRK surgery Friday

[@MikePoirier]

Thanks for doing that. Very useful!

[@MarkAllan]

Glad you found this helpful. Thanks for the comment.

[@sabrinacoolest]

Thanks

[@naflye3]

Wow , thanks for your information . It’s really informative !!! :)

[@fazalihtisham4421]

How's your vision now? Did your surgeon use mytomycin c during your surgery? Would be grateful if you could answer, thank you

[@Aceofspades737]

what was your prescription before surgery? im about -6 myopia with a "thinner" cornea. im unsure about my dry eye test but i will ask them today before i commit to surgery

[@mymangobango3533]

Hey, how long did it take ur vision to clear after prk? Did u have one or both eyes done at once? Love a response, thank u!

[@generaljoe9381]

I am 4 month not 20/20 yet

[@Peehoo123]

@@generaljoe9381 how's your vision now??

[@MrLockdown123]

After 10 years PRK, do you have any astigmatism so far? If you have, how do treat the blurry vision?

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

I hear I might have to wear glasses after getting PRK. Are those glasses permanent? If so, then I don't see how PRK would be worth it.

[@pesangupu7102]

So helpful

[@fakhrulamin9888]

What was your prescription before you had the laser eye surgery?

[@user-bc6uj8xg3u]

dont burn your cornea

[@driftpickle4481]

Did you have to wear sunglasses every second of being outside for thr past 10 years to avoid hazing? Just had PRK myself a couple weeks ago.

[@MarkAllan]

No I’ve never had an issue with hazing.

[@santiagoblandon3022]

Have you always used sunglasses or did you start doing it to prevent corneal haze after PRK?

[@driftpickle4481]

i have the same question and want to know lol

[@VenkateshPattamatta]

I have a corneal thickness of 530 microns for both eyes (-6.5 for both eyes and a slight astigmatism on left eye) and the doc said I can go through PRK or even LASIK, but after looking at some videos and interviews all of them are talking about LASIK complications and how it can affect again long term as more corneal tissue is removed when compared to PRK. But PRK has more recovery time and they said it will be 2 weeks but after watching this video and some others who got PRK seem perfectly fine after just a week. My PRK surgery is scheduled on March 28th and I am traveling (to Sydney - 26h flight) on April 20th. So I have the following questions: 1) A little bit confused still whether to go for PRK or LASIK! Can anyone suggest? 2) Just want to know how much do you depend on climatic conditions and on your ophthalmologist? 3) Is there any redness? 4) I am basically very sensitive and more reflexive when it comes to eyes (Rachel type in Friends...haha), even while putting drops I blink as a reflex :D

[@elijah2863]

How’d the surgery turn out?

[@VenkateshPattamatta]

@@elijah2863 Sorry I didnt get it done. I wanted to this year and with the given situation its not possible

[@kiranmahilange3792]

Brother did you get it done?

[@VenkateshPattamatta]

@@kiranmahilange3792 Unfortunately no man!

[@karanveersinghdandiwal5420]

What was your prescription before procedure?

[@MarkAllan]

Karanveer Singh Dandiwal sorry I don’t remember exactly it was a pretty mild prescription in that I didn’t need glasses to drive but I felt like I couldn’t read signs at a distance.

[@champbuffs76]

So what is your vision at right now?

[@iammdeepak1]

How much was your prescription pre-op?

[@njh8277]

You can never recrate the natural the God has given you. Your eyes will ALWAYS deteriorate after laser eye surgery

[@sahilmehra2618]

After prk surgery 1 week after sloly face wash with clos my eye again my vison blurry what I do plz tell me

[@user-uc4tr9jr2l]

J'ai les yeux secs même 7 ans après l'opération je regrette cette opération catastrophique

[@govindravi6153]

I done my customized PRK one month ago but still I can’t get 6/6 vision to my right eye please suggest any I’m worried much

[@govindravi6153]

Thnx javaid Nasirfor your reply, but my left eye got complete 6/6 vision. The only problem with right eye.. using drops continuesly Im hoping best in my vision 😟😟

[@govindravi6153]

Ok brother thanx. When u have done it surgery and how r u feeling now

[@govindravi6153]

@Javaid Nasir brother ur surgery done in india or USA..

[@govindravi6153]

@Javaid Nasir ok brother thanx for ur information and did u maintain any diet for recovery??

[@ramizhusain3180]

Now your eye 6/6 please tell me , my prk next week 🙄🙄

[@soumyaranjansahoo5293]

I am gonna do Lasik within next 1 month, will it be perfect for rest of my life..I am 24 (age)

[@joshbarragan2063]

Soumya Ranjan Sahoo how did it go

[@freshwhipss33]

Yea how’d it go lol

[@xxxAtpe]

Yes you can. But i don't. Because i exercise my eyes from 300 drop to 150. Not bad. Because i asked to reduce glasses degree to allow me to exercise more. If keep increase glasses degree will make your eyes worst. I don't trust doctor keep telling me need more power glasses. Now my eyesight is 150 good enough. 300 worst very blur. Yes you can. But i don't. Because i exercise my eyes from 300 drop to 150. Not bad. Because i asked to reduce glasses degree to allow me to exercise more. If keep increase glasses degree will make your eyes worst. I don't trust doctor keep telling me need more power glasses. Now my eyesight is 150 good enough. 300 worst very blur.

[@meichea484]

@@xxxAtpe Hello, may I know what kind of exercise u do ya? Hope u reply. :)

[@xxxAtpe]

@@meichea484 like eyes roll in different direction. because of lazy eyes never move very often. your eyes need to relax. you can search youtube eyes exercise . i still weqar glasses whenever i need to see far away. if near, dont wear

[@priyanshutripathi7738]

Do anyone gets floaters due to prk

[@plejka]

Had my LASIK 10 years ago. Wondered in here Googling results if anyone had regrets. I see blurrier almost like you said, 10-15 percent, close up and from a far. But not all the time for some reason. There are days when I have 10/10 vision, there are days when it's 8.7/10. And the funny thing is, when I go check them up every 2 years, I have no + nor - and no need for any lenses or contacts which is weird to me, but ok. Dry eyes are pretty standard since they've warned me I had that problem even before the surgery (blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin tend to have drier eyes by default).

[@Oliver-xt5wu]

Could be age related honestly

[@tanker242]

From what I hear PRK is usually recommend for people prone to have dry eyes.

[@kimobruns]

Did you have TransPRK or alcohol assisted PRK?

[@MarkAllan]

I don’t know. When I did it they just called it PRK.

[@alilalag9571]

I have a small astigmatisme and myopia in both eyes -0.5(-1) i'm 20 yo and i have a bad vision i was considiring this and i wonder at what age u get it done !

[@Luis-xn2tq]

Dont do that, you can reverse this amount of myopia. Search for Todd Becker's lecture here on youtube.

[@mantapdjiwa9768]

Wow - 0.5 hahahaha i dont need glasse until - 2.00

[@shrinivasgutte694]

Anyone did PRK with eye sight -8

[@youtubevideos7583]

What's the name of your doctor ?

[@MarkAllan]

sorry i dont remember.

[@fernandosalas8589]

I get dry eye once in a while, don't strain your eyes it's not really age just straining your eyes, one my aunts is 91 and my other aunt is in her 80s and they have 20/20 so don't believe it's age eyes need a lot of rest. I guess my aunts are not pinned to TV or laptops or any eye stressing. My mom has glasses and she watches a lot of TV. I have had family members that have past away at old age and never had glasses. Just like myself i am 47 and don't need reading glasses but some of my cousins that are younger need reading glasses it's not age just don't stress your eyes it's a muscle.

[@MarkAllan]

Fernando Salas the need for reading glasses comes from hardening of the lens in your eye. Lense hardening is age related and has nothing to do with muscles. It’s great if your family has less of a problem with that than others but I’d attribute it to genetics not TV.

[@R_mhs]

I had prk two weeks ago, and I am happy so far but my eyes are dry little bit and swollen when I wake up.

[@MarkAllan]

Hope you are all healed up now and loving your new eyes. :-)

[@SaltedMallows]

Reem Muzahem Well how's it now

[@MarvelousCards]

Any updates Doing better now?

[@SaltedMallows]

Stacking9mm I think he's dead man We have our answer

[@mymangobango3533]

Salted Right? We'd love an update.

[@SuperKonzerva]

Now you have 10-15% fuzzier vision then you used too, but you still recommend it as a life-changing thing? What about glasses? Isn't the visual acuity the most important? Dry eyes are not to be neglected too. I also had PRK 7 years ago, and switched to glasses 2 years after the surgery, simply because everything around me was fuzzier then with the glasses on.

[@MarkAllan]

SuperKonzerva I personally didn’t like wearing glasses very much. My eyes are still clear enough that I dont need glasses and I’m happy with that.

[@sMiLysSympHoNy]

He has 10-15% fuzzier vision than he had after the surgery when it was 20/20 but is still way better than what he had before the surgery

[@MarkAllan]

SuperKonzerva my vision is still great. I don’t need glasses anymore and that is great freedom.

[@mymangobango3533]

SuperKonzerva my friends experience was horrific. She swears it ruined her sight, it's def worse than it was before the prk.

[@Luis-xn2tq]

@@MarkAllan By fuzzier you mean you got haze on the cornea, or your myopia returned by a little margin?

[@alessandrodimartino3098]

I am eligible for PRK, however i was wondering what your prescription was? Also were you stable for at least a year before you had it done? My eyes have slowly gotten worse and worse each year and could still be getting a little worse. Would you still have had it done if you were not stable for a year?

[@MarkAllan]

Alessandro Di Martino I never considered stability when getting mine done. I think you are over complicating things. Let the doctor decide if that’s an issue or not. You’re not trained to make that call but he or she is. Just go see a professional and discuss with them.

[@Luis-xn2tq]

My friend, listen to what I will tell you. Myopia is an adaptation for near work, the eye grows longer because near work(computer, books) puts light behind the retina, so to avoid ciliary muscle contracting for too long, an anti natural thing, the eye adapts itself, and the back of the eye, where the retina is, grows to where the light is focusing. You eyes are getting worse because you are doing the same thing over and over again, after 21 years you have less growth hormone, but you still have enough to your eyes to keep growing if you continue to do the same thing. You have to use your full prescription to distance vision only, when you are on the cell phone, computer or reading a book you have to simulate a distance vision by going without glasses, or with a plus lenses glass, that depends on your diopter status and the distance you are to the computer screen. The goal is to prevent accomodation, the contraction of the ciliary muscle that happens in normal eyes when you see anything behind 6 meters of distance. Search for Todd Beckers lecture here on youtube, print pushing, to understand what you have to do to stop this madness. These ignorance led me to -7 diopters, after learning why I have got to that I was able to reduce 0.75 diopters aplying this knowledge, dont know if its possible to reduce more, what I am talking is prevention. Do what I am telling you, just dont do stupid eye rolling exercises, and dont give money to any eye guru.

[@Charmiishah]

What was your prescription?

[@talalztube]

Where did your wife get her LASIK??

[@MarkAllan]

Xavi some place in Vancouver.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

Did She Fall in Love with the Laser?

[@lindseymaggard426]

What was your prescription before you had the surgery?

[@MarkAllan]

Lindsey Maggard sorry I don’t remember.

[@santiagoblandon3022]

I wish I had never seen this video... PRK has ruined my eyes :(

[@kiranmahilange3792]

What happens. Please share

[@santiagoblandon3022]

I have double vision on each eye, starburtst halos, ghosting, the sthings on the screen bleed into each other night vision sucks, loss of contrast.. yeah.. i see 20/20 but my vision is trash, I have trouble reading, using the computer, I can't even enjoy a movie or a videogame. :(

[@fazalihtisham4421]

How are you now?

[@santiagoblandon3022]

@@fazalihtisham4421 Hi, still trying to cope with this. There are some okayish days, some bad days like when I go to the movies or have to go out at night. Thanks for asking :)

[@fazalihtisham4421]

@@santiagoblandon3022 how long has it been since the surgery? When did the issues start to show up? Has there been improvements in the last 7 months? Hope you're still able to live a good life despite this

[@sinbad9778]

Soooo do you regret getting it?

[@MarkAllan]

Mama Dukey nope I’m glad I did it. It’s life changing.

[@mymangobango3533]

Mark Allan it's a permanent, invasive & drastic change. Plz don't tell ppl to do anything so "life changing", instead encourage lots of prior research. So strange how there isn't much reliable info or many reviews on prk.

[@SpenserRoger]

Sounds like permanent damage lol

[@rogerjeeves7963]

Why are you recommending something that destroys good eyes?

[@MarkAllan]

Roger Jeeves you’re an idiot.

[@vijay4243]

@@MarkAllan Hello brother even I had prk surgery a year ago! I do play a lot of video games and I have a serious doubt bro will the eye power return before we hit 40s. Now I'm 25! Hope you read this reply and comment back.. looking forward to it!! And very good video of prk review!!

[@thewonglifestyle1370]

I’m getting prk in about two weeks. Do you have any regrets or symptoms you cant stand caused from prk? Also did they use the alcohol to dissolve the cells or cut it ?

[@kavyarana9975]

So that means your wife can't see at all now without her glasses

[@MustangDesudiroz]

Well in the end its not worth it since we grow so our bodies

[@VWGTI2013]

PRK is not permanent.

[@vijay4243]

How do you know?

[@VWGTI2013]

@@vijay4243 I had that done to my right eye around 2000

[@vijay4243]

@@VWGTI2013 it's last min 15 yrs but it's not permanent bro for sure..!!

[@user-uc4tr9jr2l]

​@@vijay4243mes yeux sont secs 7 ans post opératoire

[@charlesbromberick4247]

thanks