I have a thin cornea - just over 500 microns in each eye (505 and 506 to be exact).

I have a small degree of myopia (-2) in each eye. I have seen two doctors in the Bay Area, and one recommended wavefront PRK and the other recommended wavefront thin-flap lasik (a procedure only he does in the area).

He creates flaps at around 80 microns, and says I have plenty of cornea to do such a procedure. Given the fact I am uncomfortable with PRK, is this thin flap technique for real? Is it recommended?

Thank you!

Trattler might possibily agree with me when I suggest epi-lasek or surface ablation. You DONT want a flap, alot of the complications are due to a flap. You may want to consider getting one eye done at a time as well. You can do your dormant eye first and if your happy, leave the other eye alone for monovision. I dont know if you have presbyopia or not, but be aware if you fully correct both eyes, youll need reading glasses for near and intermediate such as reading, eating, working on a jigsaw puzzle, surfing the net on your computer, etc.

If you are active in sports or outdoors then you stand to benefit considerabily with epi-lasek despite being a low myope and not very dependant on glasses and still seeing fairly well without them.