Rk Eye Surgery. With intraocular lenses there is no one size fits all and your eye surgeon will recommend an iol that is most suitable for your individual needs. Each eye is done separately usually about a week apart.
As scientific analysis and clinical studies continued to accrue 2 the popularity of rk as a. Radial keratotomy rk eye surgery was performed in the u s. For example a 46 year old patient may do well with his prk over rk.
I first started doing ocular surgery more than 20 years ago and i have never performed an rk procedure so it has been decades since it was routinely done in the united states.
In 10 or 20 years the patient may need repeat surgery because he has had a hyperopic shift from the rk. As scientific analysis and clinical studies continued to accrue 2 the popularity of rk as a. With intraocular lenses there is no one size fits all and your eye surgeon will recommend an iol that is most suitable for your individual needs. Each eye is done separately usually about a week apart.
