“How many days is recovery after LASIK?”
I want to fix my eyesight with LASIK. How many days is recovery after LASIK?
5 Answers
LASIK is a quick ten minute procedure and overwhelmingly patients are fine to return to work the very next day, drive their car, use their phone or computer, watch TV, shower, and return to most activities. The main restrictions are exercise and make-up for 5-7 days. Contact sports 1 month. Swimming two weeks. I have been performing LASIK for 34 years, started in Canada, and have treated about 200 of my staff over rthe years. Every one of them had surgery at 5pm and were back at work at 7am the next morning.
Most people can go back to all their normal activities the very next day, such as working on the computer, cooking in the kitchen, getting dinner with friends, etc. After LASIK, you will need return for a follow up appointment, where your vision will be checked to determine if you are safe to drive. In regards to physical restrictions, most doctors will tell you not to do too much strenuous exercise, avoid water to the eyes (no pool, sauna, jacuzzi, ocean, lake, etc), and no eye make up for about 1-2 weeks.
About a week
Jason Randall Smith
Optometrist
Most patients see clearly within 24 hours after vision correction surgery, but others take two to five days to recover. You will probably be able to return to work or your normal routine 1 to 3 days after surgery. For a few days, you may have blurry vision or watery eyes. The eye usually takes 2–3 months to heal afterward, and a person's vision is often fully stable and clear around 6 months later. If there are any vision concerns that you have before your scheduled follow-up appointments, please call your eye doctor ASAP.
Here is one of many websites concerning your question:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/lasik-recovery-time-short-term-and-long-term-considerations-3421966
Good Luck and best wishes.
Here is one of many websites concerning your question:
https://www.verywellhealth.com/lasik-recovery-time-short-term-and-long-term-considerations-3421966
Good Luck and best wishes.
So this will depend on the healing process and there is no general all-in-one rule. Your surgeon should counsel you as to care of the eyes after surgery. Most people see better very quickly but there is a healing process. Most eyes will reach full healing after a few weeks.
