I'm a 47 year-old female. I had PRK done 4 months ago. My prescription was -12.00 both eyes with -0.25 astigmatism on one eye.
I was put on Zymar and Pred Forte for the first week. Then I was told to use only Pred Forte after. My IOP went up to 26 after 2 weeks and started to use Combigan to bring the pressure down. The pressure did come down in a week. After I continued with the 2 drops for about 10 days, my IOP increased to 43. I was told to stop using Pred Forte then.
All this time, my vision was blurry but I managed to see with a pair of readers of +1.25 for about month and a half. One day at work, my vision started to change and I could not read small prints. I started to use a pair of +2.00. On February 5, my vision got worse again and a needed to get a pair of +2.50. On February 18, I had to get a pair of +3.25 ( the strongest one that I could get in the drug store). In the beginning of March, the pair of +3.25 was not good enough anymore. I went back to my surgeon, he had no explanation regarding the change and told me to continue with my Bion tears and Celluvisc.
I went to another doctor for a second opinion. He said an enhancement is necessary but it will have to wait until my vision gets stable. I am put on cyclosporine for my dry eyes and the haze that has formed over time without any steroid drops. He suggested me to get a pair of hard contact lenses fitted to help me see better.
My prescription was od +4.25 -1.25 180 and os +4.50 -1.00 040.
My question is why my farsightedness is getting worse. How bad will it get? What is happening to my eyes to make my farsightedness worse? Should I wait until my vision gets stable before I go for the contact lenses? Will the contact lenses do anything to my cornea? I'm concerned and frustrated. Please help.