LASIK Eye Surgery

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LASIK Eye Surgery: Convalescence & Recovery

• It may take up to 3-6 months for vision to stabilize after surgery.
• The most common complaints after LASIK are glare, haloes, and difficulty with night driving. Often, these problems will go away after 6 months, but a small percentage of people continue to complain about glare.
• Sometimes additional surgery may be needed in order to get the best possible vision. These re-operations may be called "enhancement surgery." Generally, while the distance vision may improve with enhancement surgery, other visual symptoms such as glare or haloes may not.
• The Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) reports that of approximately 500,000 Americans who had LASIK surgery in 1999, 70% had 20/20 vision after surgery.
• If your distance vision has been corrected with LASIK, it is likely that you may still need reading glasses around age 45.
• The long-term effects of LASIK past 5 years after the surgery are yet to be determined.