I had Bilateral PRK on Saturday (at Milton Keynes), and have to admit that they weren't lying when they said it would hurt! I had about 6 hours of really really stabbing pain in both eyes - neither the paracetemol or the sleeping tablets had any effect. After that things calmed down alot and I was able to sleep on and off and by about 18 hours after I wasn't needing any pain meds. The vision improvement is something I didn't expect so soon. Straight after the op, before the pain kicked in, I was able to reasonably well - about legal driving requirement. I have another appointment on Wednesday to have the contact lenses removed so I'll let you know how things are then. In terms of the patient care I can't give them enough praise. Abi and Beth (nurses) were v. friendly and were there throughout the procedure, talking me through things and were v. supportive. Mr Kumar (the surgeon) was excellent, very calming and explained everything that was happening. I'm thrilled with the results so far.