Before the doctor starts with the LASIK procedure, he must carry out few initial evaluations to see if everything will go fine. The doctor will advise you wear glasses and not to wear any contact lenses at all. Wearing contact lenses changes the shape of the cornea which may lead to difficulty in operating. The doctor will also inform you about the possible risks and benefits of the LASIK treatment. So before you sign the consent form, judge the good and bad. Do not use any creams, lotions, perfumes or makeup the day before the surgery. These products tend to increase the chances of infection. On the day of the surgery, the doctor can give few medicines for you to relax. As the part if the surgery, the doctor will want to know about your past and present medical and eye conditions. You should also inform the doctor about the medications you are presently taking and the one you are allergic to you.

It takes only about thirty minutes to complete the entire LASIK procedure. During the surgery in LASIK correction, the doctors will make you lie down on a reclining chair. Then he’ll pour a numbing eye drop into your eye. Very high pressures will be then applied by a ring placed in your eye will create suction to the cornea. Your will experience dimmed vision at this time and you may also experience some discomfort. Microkeratome, kind of a cutting instrument, is fixed with the suction ring. Its blade will cut a flap in the cornea which is essential for LASIK procedure. Next, microkeratom and the suction ring are removed and the doctor will start the laser treatment. The laser beam will focus your eye. On the correct position of your eye, the doctors will start treatment. The laser beam will vaporize the corneal tissue and the flap will be set back to its original position. To protect the eye during LASIK correction a shield is placed over it.

You may feel some discomfort when the LASIK procedure is over. Never rub your eye after LASIK procedure. Some symptoms of LASIK procedure are sensitivity to light. But these will improve as days pass out. If you feel severe pain after the procedure, immediately contact your doctor. You may need three – six months to get a stabilized vision after LASIK procedure. Wait until the eye measurements are similar for two consecutive visits at least 3 months after the LASIK surgery.