Vitamin C and Refractive Surgery
We all know that Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is essential to good health. It can also significantly improve recovery from refractive surgery. Ophthalmologists recommend taking 1,000mg every day (broken up into two, 500mg doses) for a week prior to and two weeks following PRK to prevent corneal haze. However, the benefits are not limited to PRK.
Vitamin C protects the eye from UV radiation, and can be helpful for those who cannot avoid sun exposure after refractive surgery. It can also protect the eye from UV radiation created by the excimer laser during surgery, preventing DNA damage to the epithelium and reducing the risk of cataracts later in life. Vitamin C protects the tissues of the eye from damage caused by oxygen radicals and metabolites released into the eye during inflammation.
The benefits of Vitamin C for PRK patients can mean the difference between successful vision correction and impaired sight. Patients undergoing LASIK and other refractive surgeries should consider the use of Vitamin C, as well.
Vitamin C protects the eye from UV radiation, and can be helpful for those who cannot avoid sun exposure after refractive surgery. It can also protect the eye from UV radiation created by the excimer laser during surgery, preventing DNA damage to the epithelium and reducing the risk of cataracts later in life. Vitamin C protects the tissues of the eye from damage caused by oxygen radicals and metabolites released into the eye during inflammation.
The benefits of Vitamin C for PRK patients can mean the difference between successful vision correction and impaired sight. Patients undergoing LASIK and other refractive surgeries should consider the use of Vitamin C, as well.
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