Lasik Eye Surgery Recovery
Lasik eye surgery recovery is one of the easiest forms of surgery recovery. There are no sutures required to hold the flap in place. The flap actually adheres to the cornea in just a few minutes. At the end of your eye surgery, we stroke the surface of the cornea with a special sponge so the adherence process is enhanced.
Immediately after your Lasik surgery…
At the end of your surgery, if the doctor feels it’s necessary, they may place a bandage contact lens on the healing eye. After this, you are free to walk out to the recovery room. The entire surgical process takes approximately ten minutes for one eye. After 3-5 minutes, the doctor will examine the eye just to see how your recovery is progressing. Your eye will be examined again in about 10-20 minutes. Your surgeon will insist on staying on top of your immediate recovery to make sure everything is progressing as it should.
The day following your Lasik eye surgery…
The following day you will be examined again. This examination is critical in your Lasik eye surgery recovery. We will examine the flap to make sure it is adhering properly to your cornea. In other words, we don’t want to see any folds or misalignment. If anything is out of place, we will simply lift the flap and realign it just as we described on the Lasik eye surgery procedure page.
Returning to work…
Most times, patients feel ready to return to work within just a day or two of Lasik eye surgery. They also are ready for any strenuous workout at the gym, driving at night or simply reading. As we said at the beginning, Lasik eye surgery recovery is amazingly fast and easy.