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Time out of contacts before PRK eval
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Time out of contacts before PRK eval
by jambone911, Jan 04, 2007 12:00AM
I have something of a dilema at the moment. I have an appt for PRK measurements tomorrow morning, but due to a vacation, i've only been out of my soft contacts for a week. The standard for this place is 30 days for soft contacts, however everywhere I look, I see anywhere from 3 days to two weeks.
Normally I would just try to reschedule, but it's not that simple. So what I'm looking for is an answer from a reliable source whether or not I should go in tomorrow.
8 days ago, I wore the contacts for an evening and then until the next evening.
I didn't wear them for two days before that,
I wore them normally for the previous couple of weeks,
prior to that I hadn't worn them for 3 months.
I'm sure the best thing to do would be reschedule, but that may actually not allow me to get it done, strangely enough.
Thanks for any advice,
Kyle
Normally I would just try to reschedule, but it's not that simple. So what I'm looking for is an answer from a reliable source whether or not I should go in tomorrow.
8 days ago, I wore the contacts for an evening and then until the next evening.
I didn't wear them for two days before that,
I wore them normally for the previous couple of weeks,
prior to that I hadn't worn them for 3 months.
I'm sure the best thing to do would be reschedule, but that may actually not allow me to get it done, strangely enough.
Thanks for any advice,
Kyle
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yes. some people change between 3 days and 3 weeks out. but thats not what the original poster has done or is talking about...
posting things like "do you really want to risk it?" doesnt help much IMO. there's enough panic on this board. i personally think this poster will probably be okay if he has really done as he said he did.
"Patients who wear soft contact lenses or rigid gas-permeable contact lenses should discontinue their contact lens wear at least 3 days or 3 weeks prior to the evaluation, respectively. Prior to the PRK procedure, one or more careful refractions (determinations of eyeglass correction needed) will be completed. Contact lens wearing patients who are believed to have an unstable refraction will be asked to discontinue contact lens wear and return for a repeat refraction in one to three weeks."