How is life after LASIK?
How long does it take to recover from LASIK surgery? LASIK is a relatively quick and painless process for treating myopia. Mayo Clinic recommends that the procedure takes 30 minutes and numbing drops are used to ensure the patient doesn’t feel any pain.
Your Choices
For clear and visible vision, use contact lenses or glasses.
You can have surgery to correct your nearsightedness. You may still need to wear glasses or contact lenses some of the time.
Key Points
- The surgery can cause some side effects. Most common is cloudy vision, which usually goes away but may need further treatment.
- LASIK can be performed in a matter of minutes on a single pupil and allows you to see clearly so quickly.
- It may be too expensive. Private health insurance and provincial health plans rarely cover this surgery.
- The normal aging process of the eye does not change even if you have 20/20 vision after the surgery. You may still need glasses after 40.
- Even after LASIK, you may still need to wear glasses or contact lenses because 20/20 vision is not guaranteed.
