Questions & answers

1. Are both eyes treated at the same time? 
Literature has shown that LASIK is an extremely safe procedure and sight-threatening complications are rare. Patients normally prefer to have both eyes treated at one sitting and get back to work faster. This practice is followed worldwide. However if the patient feels more comfortable getting only one eye treated at each session, this can be done without any additional cost to the patient.

2. Will my number get fully corrected at the time of LASIK? 
The laser is set so as to reshape your cornea to eliminate your number completely. However during the healing process the eyes of each person may heal slightly differently. Thus it is possible that you may have a small residual number. Usually this does not make it necessary for you to wear glasses for routine work.

3. Are the results of the LASIK procedure permanent? 
The correction of vision done by LASIK is permanent. However LASIK has no effect on the natural progression of your number. This is why we only perform LASIK in patients whose number has been stable for at least one year.

4. If required, can LASIK be performed again?
If the objectives of visual correction are not met with in the first surgery, a second, or enhancement procedure can usually be performed to provide additional correction. Most people do not require additional surgery, but the higher the amount of correction necessary, the greater is the possibility of needing an enhancement procedure. The surgeon and the patient together assess this need and make the decision about further surgery.

5. Will I require reading glasses? 
After LASIK surgery you will be able to see all distant objects clearly. Since LASIK cannot arrest the normal aging process of the body, you may require glasses for reading at around 40-45 years. Sometimes it may be possible to correct one eye for distance and the other eye for near vision if you so desire. This is called monovision.