Objective:Refractive surgery is used to take on the “health eye” rather than “abnormal eye”, therefore it becomes more important to understand the psychological status toward the procedure after the surgery. We gathered here the information through three methods:①A questionnaire was developed and applied to the patients who had undergone PRK. The topics included reasons for this procedure, preoperative eye health status, procedure understanding, the satisfaction after procedure;②Patients were asked to complete a multiple choice questionnaire regarding to the details of procedures, refraction expectation, information comprenhesion ect. immediately after surgery and 1 month followup visit; ③ questionnaires went to the patients who had PRK performed with a minimum period of 3 months between first and second eye. The sensation about the iatrogenic anisometropia during the period were asked. It showed from these subjective evaluation that the most important reason for undergoing excimer laser treatment was to improve unaided vision or to be free from spectacles for natural appearance. 70%～98.9% patients satisfied with the PRK treatment and 75%～88.5% had enhancement in their work, home life, or social life. Significantly, 88%～96% of patients stated that they would recommend excimer laser PRK to friends. However, the sensation of glare by halo, and other complication such as residual refractive error, suffered a few patients. [FK(WB80011。6]
