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Before the procedure, the patient needs to have an exam to assure that the eye is healthy and suitable for LASIK. This includes a complete health and eye history, and comprehensive examination of the eyes including a computerized mapping of the cornea. If you wear contacts, it is imperative that wear is discontinued 1-2 weeks prior to the preoperative evaluation, if wearing soft contact lenses or 2-4 weeks if wearing rigid gas permeable (hard) lenses. Without this precaution poor surgical results can occur. Additionally, it is very important to tell the doctor of any medications or allergies that you may have. The doctor will discuss eating and drinking before surgery and arranging transportation after the procedure. You may start to drive after the surgery only after getting permission from your doctor.
During the day of surgery, you will be given numbing drops and positioned under the operating microscope at the laser. You will be informed of any sights and sounds and smells you will experience during the surgery. The unoperated eye will be temporarily patched. The surgeon will create the flap. Once the surgical area is exposed and prepared, it is very important that you try to focus exactly where the doctor tells you. Your surgical results are highly dependent on looking at the directed fixation target. Overall, the procedure takes less then 10 minutes. After LASIK is complete, drops and a shield or patch will be placed on the eye.
Although initially numb as the drops wear off you may experience some moderate to severe pain over the next few days. Under no circumstances are you to rub your eyes. The doctor can give medication for the pain if needed. After the procedure, you may have some foreign body sensation in the eyes as well as some light sensitivity. Sunglasses help with this normal finding. The vision will stabilize over the next few weeks and you may experience some improvement or worsening of the effect as the healing process continues. Any hazing to the cornea often resolves over time not affecting vision, but may persist for 1 to 2 years after the procedure.
It is critical, to help the healing process, that you comply with all instructions given especially regarding taking any drops or medications. It is also extremely important to comply with all follow up appointments.
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