Things to remember following the LASIK procedure

Posted in LASIK Surgery on March 25, 2009

A large number of people are looking to go for corrective laser eye surgery as it can not only help them to restore their vision but also eliminates the need for wearing external vision correction objects like glasses and contact lenses. Refractive laser eye surgery is conducted at a laser eye surgery centre. It is a process in which the cornea is reshaped with the help of laser technology.

At the beginning of the operation, the eye surgeon will slice a little flap on the cornea. They will then fold it back in order to expose the corneal tissue. Before putting the flap back in place, the laser will eliminate a fixed amount of tissue, depending on the extent of your eye problems. Later, the cornea is left to heal by itself as it cannot be stitched. Most procedures that are carried out in a corrective laser eye surgery clinic can return the patients vision to 20/40 and in a few cases the vision can also be restore to 20/20.

A few things you need to follow after LASIK surgery:

Following a corrective LASIK surgery, for the initial two weeks you should avoid wearing any kind of eye makeup As the cornea is recovering, you should not take part in any sports for the first three days At least for the eight weeks following LASIK surgery, you are required to stay away from hot tubs, whirlpools and swimming pools