Whats the difference between PRK and LASIK?
PRK and LASIK are procedures; that is, they are different surgical methods by which Dr. Hyver prepares the eye to receive the laser. In LASIK, he creates a corneal flap — the hallmark of LASIK — then lifts the flap, treats the underlying tissue with the laser, and restores the flap, whereupon it heals. In PRK, he instead removes the cornea’s outer membrane, called the epithelium, applies the laser to the newly-exposed surface, over which a new layer of epithelium then grows in the days following the treatment.
