Comments on: How Long Does It Take To See After Lasik Eye Surgery?

By: Eduardo Witts

Eduardo Witts — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:15:37 +0000

i have performed lasik operation 7 years ago it really chang my life i have had glasses and lenses for about 13 years.. it was really hard for me to tolorate glasses any more but my visual aquality was -7 myopic and i connot do any thing without glass so i go to an experienced ophtamologist and ask him alot of questions about doing or not doing it i consider all the worst thing that may happen speak with many patients that had got the best results or the whom which were complicated i found that for me the risk was low iwas myopic i have no astigmatisem i was above25y/o my visual aquality was not changed for the past 3 years so i go to operation room and it was so easier than i expect and heels so fast and i am really happy for my nicest dicision that i have ever had in my life everything has changed for me …. good luck for you too

By: Hayden D

Hayden D — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:01:12 +0000

for most people…instantly. as soon as you sit up from the table

By: samir_br

samir_br — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:58:30 +0000

For me, hours. I was -8.5 and had lasik 3 months ago. Could see more clearly at distance immediately afterwards although it was very fuzzy, like looking through a lens smeared with vaseline. It was sharper by the following day and I was able to read and watch TV from the evening of the surgery, but wasn’t confident seeing sharply at distance for a couple of days (so didn’t try driving for a few days afterwards).
I’ve ended up slightly under-corrected and still need glasses for driving (-1.25 in my now worse eye) and may end up having an enhancement procedure later this year. But overall it’s been great being able to see!

By: princeid

princeid — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:15:39 +0000

You can generally see “something” right after you get up from the bed. You are actually quite comfortable for about 10 minutes after the procedure. Then it starts becoming uncomfortable with a foreign body sensation, grittiness, lots of watering, and an inability to keep the eye open. This starts lessening after 2-3 hours, and this discomfort goes away completely in 24 hours. All this while, your vision also starts improving (there is blur which starts clearly slowly). In about 12 hours, one should have pretty clear vision, and you should be able to begin driving and so on. In 24 hours, you should have as good, or only slightly inferior vision than what you had before LASIK with your spectacles.