Your eyes will continue to heal over the next eight to 12 weeks. During this time, patients may experience some dryness, blurred vision, halos and glare. In the last year, have you experienced any major changes to prescriptions for glasses or contacts? Some of your answers show that there may be more suitable solutions for your vision issues.
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Learn more. By clicking "Subscribe" you agree to our Terms of Use. We'll be in touch every so often with health tips, patient stories, important resources and other information you need to keep you and your family healthy. Appointments: Request a free evaluation. Your surgeon will provide specific instructions, but here are some steps that are usually recommended: Arrange for someone to drive you to and from surgery.
Do not wear contacts for seven to 10 days before the surgery. Do not wear any eye makeup, perfume, cologne or aftershave the day of the surgery. During your surgery On the day of your surgery, we may give you low-dose antianxiety oral medication to help you relax. Possible LASIK side effects Side effects may include: Undercorrection Overcorrection Dry eye Glare, halos and ghosting images Other rare risks, such as infection, inflammation and corneal ectasia thinning are possible.
Speak to your ophthalmologist if you have any questions or concerns. Our Providers Share this Page. First Name. Last Name. The entire LASIK procedure occurs entirely within the layers of the cornea, no other part of the eye is involved.
This is only possible because lasers can be used safely without damaging surrounding tissues. LASIK eye surgery is relatively painless because numbing drops are used to anesthetize the eye before and during the procedure.
Patients generally experience some pressure from the eyelid holder used to prevent blinking, but otherwise, they are made comfortable with the numbing and lubricating drops. After the procedure, some patients will have mild discomfort that on average lasts about 5 hours. Yes, and that usually makes some people cringe a bit. But, in addition to the numbing drops, you are given a valium or other sedatives to help keep you calm. Further, there is nothing that you could do being awake that would be harmful to you.
If you sneeze or abruptly move your body too much, the laser automatically turns off. After all, it is a surgical procedure even if it only took 15 minutes. This recovery period is to be expected and your eyes may feel a little dry, light-sensitive, or irritated while they heal. Some patients experience side effects from LASIK which generally include night vision visual symptoms such as glare, halos, ghosting, and starbursts, as well as dry eye.
Typically, glare, halos, ghosting, and starbursts gradually resolve by themselves over a period of a few weeks or months, perhaps as long as a year. In rare cases, less than 5 percent of the time, additional LASIK treatment may be recommended to address residual vision problems or you can wear much thinner glasses or contact lenses. Thin or irregular corneas, as well as certain eye diseases like glaucoma, are likely to disqualify patients for LASIK.
The laser is then used to reshape your cornea. In contrast to LASIK surgery, the recovery time with PRK is longer as it takes some time for new epithelial cells to regenerate on the surface of the eye.
Healing time is typically 5 to 7 days. It is used to correct mild to moderate short sight and astigmatism. As with PRK eye surgery, the corneal epithelium is separated but, instead of completely removing this tissue, the surgeon creates a flap — similar to the corneal flap made during LASIK eye surgery.
The laser is then applied to reshape the cornea. Once the laser eye surgery is finished, the epithelial tissue is repositioned and a bandage contact lens is placed on the eye by the surgeon to keep the epithelium in place as it heals. Laser eye surgery is a permanent corrective treatment and is in the majority of patients completely stable. Some eyes can change over time and this is usually because of the crystalline lens inside the eye.
Over the age of 42 or so, there may be a need to wear reading glasses. New treatments such as Supracor Lasik can now correct the need for reading glasses and they can be performed on those who have previously had laser eye surgery.
Your surgeon should evaluate you thoroughly to ensure you are a good candidate and they should explain the risks and benefits as well as what to expect. Laser eye surgery is advertised by many clinics at discounted prices. Sadly this is poor practice to entice patients to contact the clinic and get them into the system.
It is important that you choose a clinic that you can trust, where you see the surgeon in consultation and not an optician or sales counsellor. Finally always check that your surgeon is qualified and experienced before proceeding with your treatment. Before your surgery you will have a consultation with your eye surgeon. During this consultation the surgeon will:. If you wear contact lenses, make sure you stop wearing them at least one week before consultation for soft lenses and 4 weeks before for hard lenses.
Immediately after the procedure you may experience some discomfort or mild pain. These symptoms will improve considerably within a few hours after surgery. Though recovery times are quick, you may want to consider taking a day or two off work.
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