What to Expect on the Day of Your LASIK Surgery?
On the day of your LASIK it is quite normal to be nervous.
This is a reason we give people an oral sedative right before the procedure is performed.
There is also apprehension because you don't know what to expect when the procedure is finished.
Most people know someone who has undergone the surgery and told them how they were out-to-dinner or at a party the night after the LASIK surgery.
The first thing is not to get caught up in how you see in the first 24 hours after the procedure.
Everyone tends to heal slightly differently and some people will heal slower than average and others faster than average.
There are no studies that connect the vision right after the surgery to the long-term results or long-term patient happiness.
The perceived quality of vision is ofter related to the amount of eyeglass correction that was performed.
People with larger corrections often notice a big improvement in vision when compared to how they see without glasses or contacts before the procedure.
The opposite is true for people with smaller corrections.
If your compare it to weight loss, and take two people who are now at their normal body weight say 120 pounds.
The person who started at 240 pounds is going to perceive a bigger difference than the person who started at 140 pounds.
Even though they are both now at the same ideal weight.
The discomfort that a person feels also a variable.
Some people feels extremely dry and light sensitive and others feel perfectly fine.
Again, this usually has not bearing on the final outcome and is often related to an individuals general tolerance to pain and discomfort.
We are all different and respond differently to the same stimulus.
The swelling of the LASIK flap often fluctuates between patients and plays into the level of vision in the immediate post-operative period.
As things settle down, the vision starts to improve.
In summary, the pain and quality of vision in the first 24 hours is not related to the final happiness of a LASIK patient.
In fact, many patients who felt quite uncomfortable in the first post-operative day don't even remember that first day; especially when then have a great post-operative result.
This is important when your co-worker tells you how wonderful they were right from the start.
They may not accurately remember the first 24 hours!
This is a reason we give people an oral sedative right before the procedure is performed.
There is also apprehension because you don't know what to expect when the procedure is finished.
Most people know someone who has undergone the surgery and told them how they were out-to-dinner or at a party the night after the LASIK surgery.
The first thing is not to get caught up in how you see in the first 24 hours after the procedure.
Everyone tends to heal slightly differently and some people will heal slower than average and others faster than average.
There are no studies that connect the vision right after the surgery to the long-term results or long-term patient happiness.
The perceived quality of vision is ofter related to the amount of eyeglass correction that was performed.
People with larger corrections often notice a big improvement in vision when compared to how they see without glasses or contacts before the procedure.
The opposite is true for people with smaller corrections.
If your compare it to weight loss, and take two people who are now at their normal body weight say 120 pounds.
The person who started at 240 pounds is going to perceive a bigger difference than the person who started at 140 pounds.
Even though they are both now at the same ideal weight.
The discomfort that a person feels also a variable.
Some people feels extremely dry and light sensitive and others feel perfectly fine.
Again, this usually has not bearing on the final outcome and is often related to an individuals general tolerance to pain and discomfort.
We are all different and respond differently to the same stimulus.
The swelling of the LASIK flap often fluctuates between patients and plays into the level of vision in the immediate post-operative period.
As things settle down, the vision starts to improve.
In summary, the pain and quality of vision in the first 24 hours is not related to the final happiness of a LASIK patient.
In fact, many patients who felt quite uncomfortable in the first post-operative day don't even remember that first day; especially when then have a great post-operative result.
This is important when your co-worker tells you how wonderful they were right from the start.
They may not accurately remember the first 24 hours!
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