can I wear contacts after rk surgery?? I have scar tissue and stigmatism?

Answer 1

There is absolutely no general answer to that question. It will depend on your individual situation.

It is likely that a soft lens could be worn, and a toric soft lens might be able to help, or totally correct, the astigmatism (note: the word does have that a on the front)

It might be that your very best vision could be obtained with a soft lens acting mainly as a "bandage" for the scarring, with spectacles over the top.

Also, there are increasingly possibilities involving corrective laser treatment to reduce at least raised scarring, if not to improve transparency of the scarred areas.

Just occasionally a piggy-back technique is employed, wih a soft lens protecting the uneven corneal surface, on the front of which a gas-permeable rigid lens is worn to deal with irregular astigmatism. It's complex, and expensive, but it can work when nothing else does.

There are hybrid lenses with a rigid centre for optical quality and a soft skirt for comfort and stability.
A superb idea. but handling and durability can be issues.
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Lots of possibilities, but no blanket simple answer, I'm afraid.
It depends on your particular eyes, Rx and scarring.

Optometrist, retired.

Answer 2

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