{"id":739,"date":"2015-09-27T18:34:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T17:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brusselseyecenter.be\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2015-09-27T18:48:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T17:48:30","slug":"refractive-surgery-prk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brusselseyecenter.be\/en\/refractive-surgery-prk\/","title":{"rendered":"REFRACTIVE SURGERY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LASER Excimer<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>PRK or PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY<\/strong> <\/h4>\n<p>\tPRK was the first technique using Laser Excimer for correction of refractive errors.<\/p>\n<p>\tPRK is performed in two steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\tMechanical abrasion of the corneal epithelium<\/li>\n<li>\tLaser computed-assisted treatment on the stroma underlying the removed epithelium.<\/li>\n<li>\tApplication of diluted mitomycine 0,02% in case of deep ablation to avoid sub-epithelial Haze.\n      <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\\wp\\wp-content\\uploads\\2015\\09\\prk.jpg\" alt=\"PRK\" width=\"250\" height=\"242\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"gws\">    PRK &#8211;    Lasek <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\tPRK induces ocular pain during 48 hours. Analgesics are necessary for few days.<\/li>\n<li>\tVisual recovery needs one to two weeks.<\/li>\n<li>PRK is indicated for low and moderate refractive errors of myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism.<\/li>\n<li>Each eye is operated separately.\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p><strong>      Excimer Laser &#8211; Other techniques   : <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wp\/en\/refractive-surgery-prk\/\"><strong>PRK<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wp\/en\/refractive-surgery-lasek\/\">Lasek<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wp\/en\/refractive-surgery-lasik\/\">Lasik surgery.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wp\/en\/refractive-surgery-aberrometry\/\">Aberrometry and wave front customized visual correction<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/wp\/en\/refractive-surgery-ultra-thin-lasik\/\">ULTRA-THIN LASIK and Sub-bowman Keratomileusis (SBKM)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#xA0; LASER Excimer PRK or PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY PRK was the first technique using Laser Excimer for correction of refractive errors. 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