> I did PRK and have had chronic dry eyes ever since. I can't recommend it. I would go back to contacts if I had the choice.

IIRC, from my research, dry eyes are more common with Lasik than PRK. But you make a good point: PRK isn't side-effect free, either.

I also had dry eyes after PRK, for about 6 months. Been back to normal for a long time though and I consider the minor discomfort for 6 months well worth it.

I occasionally have mild dry eyes after my PRK a couple years ago (very infrequent discomfort in the morning when I wake up), but over all, I’m happy with the results.

The staff and doctor all tried mightily to get me to do LASIK, and after I refused multiple times, every staff member confessed that they either did or would have made the same choice.

Do you not have the choice? (I was under the impression that PRK couldn't correct very large prescriptions, but maybe it is larger than contacts? They claim it is very reversible, but the studies I read made it seem like maybe your eyes start to have permanent changes due to different growth rates, so are you saying you wish you had never done it? Or are you just saying "if I were you", but using phrasing that I am misparsing?)

It's a form of surgery, with potential negative side-effects. You can't "undo" the surgery if you experience those negative side-effects.

Oh, I got "PRK" confused with "Ortho-K".