What is Mitomycin-C and why is it used for my San Diego PRK surgery?
Mitomycin-C is a medication that is used to prevent corneal haze. With mitomycin-C, corneal haze is rare. 81. When am I seen again? We will see you the next day after your PRK surgery at the San Diego PRK Institute. 82. What is the normal postoperative follow-up? We see you one day, three days after, one week, one month, three months, six months, and a year after your PRK surgery. 83. What are common PRK side effects? Dryness and glare and halo at night are common side effects. 84. How do you treat or prevent dryness? You can treat dryness with tear drops. Occasionally, you may need plugs to help you improve your tear flow. We do these FREE at the San Diego PRK Institute. PRK is associated with less dryness than LASIK. 85. What is an enhancement? Sometimes after PRK, your eye may regress or grow back towards your previous prescription. We may recommend an enhancement if your eye is healthy to correct this. Our enhancement rates are well below 2% while the national average is 10%. 86. W
