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Correction Procedures: RK
What to expect during and after the procedure
- When you arrive at AAPECS Eye Care your vision and eyeglass prescription will be checked one more time. Anesthetic eye drops will be placed in your eyes and you will be offered Valium if you are nervous.
- You will be brought into the surgical suite, your eye will be prepped (cleaned with a Betadine solution) and a small wire speculum is used to hold your eye open.
- You will be asked to look at a small white dot on the underside of the operating microscope as special instruments are used to mark your cornea in the areas where the incisions are to be made.
- The diamond blade used to make the incisions for Radial Keratotomy can be set to create cuts of very specific depths and often must be reset before each incision.
- A special instrument is used to stabilize the your eye as the small incisions are made.
- A separate diamond knife is used for AK incisions.
- Making all necessary incisions usually takes less than 5 minutes.
- Once all incisions are made they are irrigated with a saline solution to remove any debris.
- The eye may be patched for a few hours after surgery.
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