How soon can one recover completely from the Lasik surgery and how soon will one be able to have better and clear vision? This is the first question arises by the patients and family members of the patients. The name of the surgery gives the hint for this answer. The surgery is performed through lasers, which involves no cutting or incisions physically. It indicates no cut and so faster cure than cutting and healing.
Technically speaking, based on the patient’s severity of the vision problem and general health conditions and also on the success rate of the Lasik surgery, it takes one day to one week of time for complete visual recovery. Majority of the patients can get back to their regular and daily activities in one day or two, post surgery. Though almost every condition is unique and different, even legal driving vision can be achieved after 24 hours of duration. And it is the most welcoming benefit of choosing the Lasik surgery by many people. Faster recovery from the vision problems is the exciting advantage of this surgical procedure.
Initially, after the Lasik surgery, vision may not be crisp and slight fluctuation may be felt. And it is quite normal and this condition is gradually improved day by day. Total recovery to get back to normal experience may take a week or two. Mostly, the visual acuity is checked by your doctor on the day after. The normal healing process is identified by the doctor and he or she ensures that the eyes are enough healthy to get completely recovered. Post operative visits are suggested after a couple of months to six months duration after the Lasik surgery. In most of the cases any kind of symptoms, such as glare, halos, dry eyes or any kind of visual disturbances can get fixed automatically. And if any of these symptoms continue, you should specify the same to your doctor, so that they can be fixed with the medication, recommended by the same doctor. However, the patient should continue to wet the eyes possibly with the artificial tears to help and fasten the healing process and ensure not to give stress to the eyes. Don’t worry about the side effects, if there are any of the side effects, those are rare and also temporary. Majority of the people experience clear and stable vision within a couple of months.
So, it is clear that your vision will be better than the condition before the surgery in a couple of weeks and you would find that the Lasik surgery has improved quality of your life.