I had PRK in 1996 for myopia and everything turned out fine. Now, I am having astigmatism in my left eye and right eye. My left eye is slight, but my right eye has more astigmatism. Right eye prescription: +.75 +.75 19. I am thinking about having Lasik on my right eye only instead of glasses and contacts. What do you think my success rate will be? Will the eye surgeon recommend Lasik for this mild prescription?

Thank you.

For such a low prescription - you should consider either more PRK or LASEK. Johnny Gayton, who works near Atlanta, performs alot of LASEK.
Since you have such a small prescription - there are many advantages of having surface ablation (PRK/LASEK) - especially since you will avoid the risks of flap complications, flap striae, etc. The risks with surface ablation are much lower for such a low prescription.

I hope this helps

Bill Trattler, MD
Miami, FL

Thank you very much Dr. Trattler for your opinion. I greatly appreciate it.

>For such a low prescription - you
>should consider either more PRK or
>LASEK. Johnny Gayton, who works
>near Atlanta, performs alot of LASEK.
> Since you have such
>a small prescription - there are
>many advantages of having surface ablation
>(PRK/LASEK) - especially since you will
>avoid the risks of flap complications,
>flap striae, etc. The risks
>with surface ablation are much lower
>for such a low prescription.

>I hope this helps

>Bill Trattler, MDMiami, FL