Lasik

LASIK Q&A

How does LASIK work?

Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis, more commonly known as LASIK, involves using a computer-guided laser to correct your vision. Your LASIK surgeon creates a thin, superficial flap in your cornea with either a thin surgical tool or a specialized laser.

After folding the hinged flap back, your practitioner uses an excimer laser to remove some of your corneal tissue. The laser essentially ablates damaged tissue on the spot.

This step reshapes your cornea, so as you heal, your eye focuses more precisely on light, which ultimately improves your vision and helps you see more clearly. Once your procedure is complete, your LASIK surgeon closes the flap, so it seals to your cornea. Both eyes take about 15 minutes.

Am I a candidate for LASIK?

Eyecare & Aesthetics partners with several Los Angeles-area LASIK surgeons to ensure you receive the personalized LASIK comanagement care you need. When you come in to the clinic for your LASIK evaluation, you undergo a series of screenings and evaluations to determine if LASIK is right for you. In general, you may be a candidate for LASIK if you:

• Are in good overall health and don’t have an eye disease

• Have a mild-to-moderate degree of refractive error

• Don’t have eye infections or injury

• Are nearsighted or farsighted

• Are over the age of 18

LASIK is so effective at correcting your vision that you may never have to wear contacts or eyeglasses again.

How long is the recovery after LASIK?

LASIK is performed while you’re awake, although your LASIK eye surgeon numbs your eyes with specialized drops, so you won’t be able to feel a thing. While you can return home shortly after your procedure, you need someone to drive you home and stay with you for at least a day or two while you heal.

You need to wear protective eyewear for several days to prevent damage to your eyes, which typically occurs from rubbing. Over the following days, your vision stabilizes, and you should notice improvements.

Typically, the team at Eyecare & Aesthetics needs to evaluate you within a day or two of your LASIK procedure. After that, you will have two more postoperative LASIK exams at weeks 1 and 3. As long as you’re healing correctly, your next follow-up exam will be several months later.

​​​​​​​Find out if LASIK is right for you by booking an exam at Eyecare & Aesthetics today. You can conveniently schedule through the website or over the phone.