PRK Week 2: Comfortable Eye, Unfinished Vision

By week 2 the eye usually feels close to normal. Vision is the part that lags. EyeWiki describes gradual improvement over roughly weeks 4 to 6 as the epithelial ridge smooths out, so a blurry or wobbly week 2 is squarely inside the published pattern. Many people find vision is decent in the morning and fades by evening, or clears and blurs when they blink.

Dryness is often the main complaint now. StatPearls lists dry eye as one of the most common complications after laser refractive surgery and a major cause of dissatisfaction, and it can make vision fluctuate on its own. Frequent lubricating drops usually help. Night halos are also common, and StatPearls describes a halo effect during roughly the first 4 to 6 weeks that generally fades without treatment.

Most people are back at desk work by now. Keep the steroid drops going. The American Academy of Ophthalmology's surface ablation guidance describes steroids tapered over about 3 to 4 months depending on haze and refractive outcome, and haze prevention is the reason those drops exist.