{"id":1952,"date":"2018-04-27T10:09:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T09:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presbytie-lasik.fr\/?page_id=1952"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:47:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T12:47:09","slug":"photo-refractive-keratectomy-prk-over-40","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/presbytie-lasik.fr\/en\/photo-refractive-keratectomy-prk-over-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Refractive Keratotomy (PRK) over 40"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PRK<\/h1>\n

Same outcomes as LASIK, with a broader suitability<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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PRK – An introduction<\/h2><\/h2><\/div>

LASIK is a surgical technique that consists of using an Excimer laser to reshape the area of the cornea to modify the radius of curvature and therefore power. In PRK, or “Photo Refractive Keratectomy ” [footnote]keratectomy means removal of a portion of the cornea[\/footnote], we apply the laser after removing the epithelium [footnote]very top layer[\/footnote] of the cornea.<\/p>\n

The PRK procedure:<\/h3>\n

The procedure is quick; it takes less than half an hour for both eyes. We perform PRK under local area anaesthesia by instilling eye drops. PRK is painless. It is not necessary to come on an empty stomach for this type of anaesthesia and intervention.<\/p>\n