What’s the Recovery Time for Lasik Surgery
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One of the more frequently asked questions about lasik surgery is when can the patient go back to work. I have a good friend and co-worker who came back the very next day from Lasik surgery. Because my wife is considering Lasik surgery, I wondered if his experience was typical, or if he just had a very fast recovery. I was pleasantly surprised to learn this his experience is normal.
According to one Atlanta Lasik Surgeon that I researched, most lasik eye surgery patients go back to normal activities the following day. In fact, most patients can even drive and return to work the very next day.
Patients are required to use topical steroid drops for about a week following LASIKre only used for a week. While these drops rarely cause problems, your eyes must be monitored monthly to adjust the drop dosage and to guard against side effects. Unwanted side effects can include delayed or too rapid healing and elevation in eye pressure (glaucoma). Antibiotic drops are also used for about a week following Lasik surgery. According to one Atlanta Lasik surgeon, you can expect to have about 3 visits with the doctor in the first three months following surgery.
While you can typically shower or bath the very next day, you should avoid getting soap or water in your eyes or immersing in water for at least one week after surgery. Some recommend buying new mascara (if you wear it) after surgery to avoid the risk of infection. It has also been recommended that you wait a couple of weeks following surgery before using eye makeup. As far a exercise goes, everything I’ve read indicates you can resume exercising as you wish, but you should avoid getting sweat in your eyes. With the way I exercise, that shouldn’t be a problem. But swimming should be avoided for at least two weeks.
Perhaps the most important thing to remember is to confirm all of this with your Atlanta LASIK surgeon. While the above information will give you a general idea based on my research (I’m not a doctor!), each situation is different. So remember, talked to your LASIK doctor before making ANY decisions.
What to expect after Lasik Surgery
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Contemplating Lasik surgery can be a scary thought. I have a hard time letting a doctor examine my eyes, let alone operating on them. It was for this reason that I recently did some research on what to expect after Lasik surgery. I was pleasantly surprised.
According to one Lasik surgeon in Atlanta, the day after Lasik surgery, most patients experience significant improvement in their vision. In fact, lasik surgery typically improves vision to 20/40 or better the very next day! Of course, your vision improvement greatly depends on your pre-operative vision, but the Atlanta Lasik surgeon I found said you can expect to regain approximately 90-95% percent of your vision in the first two to three days after LASIK.
Over the next several weeks, the remainder of your vision will improve gradually. It is worth noting, however, that if you have significant astigmatism, or are very near sighted or far sighed, your sight recovery and stabilization will be slower.
A frequently asked question is whether you’ll still need to wear glasses or contacts after surgery. After all, getting rid of corrective lenses is why you’re probably considering Lasik surgery in the first place. The answer depends in part on whether you opt to have only one eye treated at a time. If so, you may need to wear a contact lens in the untreated eye until your second Lasik procedure.
A related question is whether you will need reading glasses after surgery. Again according to the Lasik surgeon in Atanta, folks in their 40s start to develop what is called presbyopia. What lasik surgeons can do is create an effect known as monovision. A co-worker of mine had this done and says it works great. With monovision, one eye will be left slightly nearsighted, which will allow you to focus on print without reading glasses, maybe even into your 50s. Eventually, though, you will likely need reading glasses as you get older.
Finally the effects of Lasik surgery appear to be permanent. But you must realize that Lasik does not prevent age related conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, or presbyopia.
Atlanta Lasik Surgeon–Eugene Smith
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Dr. Eugene Smith specializes in laser surgery, including Lasik, and is Board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. When you look into Atlanta Lasik Surgeons, Dr. Smith really stands out because he has performed over 52,000 LASIK procedures, including LASIK for pilots, professional athletes and even other doctors. Dr. Smith has published papers on refractive surgery in peer reviewed medical journals. He practices with the Atlanta Lasik Vision Center.
Dr. Smith graduated from the Medical College of Georgia. He served as clinical lecturer at Brown University, University of Arizona and the University of Hawaii, where he tought residents, interns and medical students. He served his residency at Brown University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology, Rhode Island Hospital, located in Providence, RI. He interned at the University of Hawaii, located in Honolulu, HI.
He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Ophthalmic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, AOA Medical Honor Society, and the Diplomat American Board of Ophthalmology. He holds certifications in the following:
- VISX Excimer Laser Certification 01/00
- Bausch & Lomb Excimer Laser Certification 09/00
- LADARVision Excimer Laser Certification 06/02
Atlanta Lasik Centers
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There are many Atlanta lasik surgeon options for those living in central Georgia. In part due to Emory University’s School of Medicine, Atlanta has produced many lasik eye surgeons. So here are just a few of the Atlanta lasik centers to choose from:
Emory Eye Center
The Emory Eye Center has a faculty of 27 ophthalmologists and five doctors of optometry. The center oversees more than 80,000 patient visits each year. Its physicians and optometrists practice at The Emory Clinic and are faculty members of the Emory University School of Medicine.
To ensure that its patients benefit from the most recent treatment advances, patient care in the Eye Center is supported by programs in basic science and clinical research. And according to its website, it “is one of the top fifteen NIH-funded eye research institutions in the U.S., with total grant funds of close to $6 million.”
Atlanta Vision Institute
The Atlanta Vision Institute offers some of the most advanced technology for laser vision correction in the LASIK Atlanta community. It claims to be the only center in Georgia to offer blade-free LASIK using the Wavelight Allegretto laser. For LASIK surgery they use the Wavelight Allegretto laser. This is the latest laser approved by the U.S. FDA for laser vision correction. According to the Atlanta Vision Institute’s website, the Wavelight laser “represents a breakthrough in customized LASIK technology. The Wavelight laser is the first to be ‘wavefront optimized’ so that the optical characteristics of the eye can be measured and corrected to the most precise levels, thereby correcting visual error with extreme precision and reducing the likelihood of complications such as night vision glare and halos.”
Emory Vision Atlanta Lasik
Emory Vision is affiliated with Emory Healthcare. Its physicians offer a wide range of vision-enhancing procedures. After carefully examining your eyes and medical history, they can help you choose the option that will provide the best visual outcome.
Emory vision uses the latest equipment, including the VISX S4 and Allegretto Wave Eye-Q lasers. Emory Vision Atlanta Lasik is a non-profit organization focused on developing innovative techniques and providing quality care for individual patients, not on maximizing profits.
In View
InView is a state-of-the-art facility with the most advanced vision correction technology. In View examines each patient using the 4Sight Exam™. This examination technique is offered only at In View, and helps the center determine if you are a candidate for LASIK or another vision correction procedure. At In View, LASIK patients may receive InterWave™, CustomVue™, CustomCornea™, or one of their other technologies. According to its website, “each system offers detailed diagnostic vision measurements and individualized wavefront guided treatments. The InView surgeons determine which system will provide the best outcome for each patient.”
