Researchers recently concluded that both LASIK and PRK work equally well at correcting eyesight. However, LASIK eye correction surgery was found to have one key advantage: Shorter recovery time. This advantage, of course, is concomitant with less post-surgery pain, and more discomfort during the actual surgery.

But while LASIK and PRK are equally effective at improving vision, each have different prerequisites. As a result, there are cases where it would be more suitable for a patient to undergo PRK than LASIK (and vice versa), depending on the severity of the eye problem and the thickness of eye tissue.

[News via World Peace Herald]