Who should consider PTK?
PTK is suitable for patients with a disease or injury to the surface of their cornea. This includes corneal dystrophies such as granular dystrophy; scars on the cornea and a condition called ‘persistent epithelial erosion syndrome’.
If you are in good health and are looking to improve your current eyesight prescription then this is a good option. It is, however, important to remember that this does not guarantee perfect vision. You will still require glasses or contact lenses afterwards.
If you are looking for a procedure which can do this then consider PRK (which can be combined with PTK), LASIK or LASEK. The surgeon will be able to advise you about these procedures.
PTK Laser Eye Surgery Guide:
- What is ‘PTK?’
- How does it differ from LASIK, LASEK and PRK?
- Who should consider PTK?
- What are the alternatives to PTK?
- What are the risks of PTK?
- What are the benefits of PTK?
- What should I ask the surgeon at the consultation?
- How much does PTK cost?
- Can I have this treatment on the NHS?
- What is the PTK procedure?
- How long do the effects of PTK last for?
- What does recovery from PTK involve?
LASER EYE SURGRY GUIDE
- Laser Eye Surgery
- LASIK Eye Surgery
- Wavefront LASIK Eye Surgery
- EPI LASIK Eye Surgery
- IntraLase LASIK Eye Surgery
- Z-LASIK Eye Surgery
- PRK Eye Surgery
- LASEK Eye Surgery
- LTK Laser Eye Surgery
- PTK Eye Surgery
OTHER EYE SURGERY
- RK Eye Surgery
- AK Eye Surgery
- CK Eye Surgery
- CLE/RLE Eye Surgery
- INTACS Eye Surgery
- Cross Linking Eye Surgery
- Blended Vision Eye Surgery
- Lens Implants
- IOL Eye Surgery