You have probably heard of laser eye correction surgery, but you may not know how it works, what you can expect, and who the best candidates are for this type of eye sight correction. Those that go through it are surprised at how fast some parts of this work and how long it takes for totally clear vision to be attained. If you know more about it, there will be fewer surprises when you go in with the hopes that you are never going to have to wear your glasses ever again. It is not very painful, but there is some discomfort and you may fall for phantom eyeglass problems from time to time.
The laser eye correction surgery of today is much like what it has always been, but many doctors have had many years of practice, which may make you feel better about going in and letting someone go after your eyes with a laser. What many do not know is that once the outer layer of the eye was peeled back, but not all have to do that any longer. What does happen, however, is that you do have to stay awake for the entire procedure, as you will have to follow some instructions from the doctor while the laser eye correction surgery is ongoing.
While under the laser, your eye must remain open, but it must also remain wet. To accomplish this, your eye is held open and a solution is washed over your eyes while the laser eye correction surgery is going on. This solution is very cold, so you may not like it very much. Those that have experienced this often say it gives them something of an 'ice cream' headache of the likes they have never experienced. In the way of discomfort during surgery, however, this is the only problem that most have dealt with. The rest seems to be painless.
When finished, you will have contacts over your eyes that you must keep on for a few days. This holds things in place especially if the outer eye had to be peeled back for your surgery. You may have a blindfold on for a while, so obviously you must have someone drive you to and from your laser eye correction surgery, and to your appointment a few days later to get the contacts removed. Be prepared to not drive for a while as your eyes adjust and heal. You may want to invest in a very good pair of sunglasses, as bright light may hurt for a short time. Otherwise, your eyes will heal fast, but you may not get your final results for as long as six months. Reading materials with fine print may be the last things that come into focus.
Most are very happy with the results of their laser eye correction surgery. One thing that some report is the feeling that they should still be wearing glasses. They may even have the sensation that their glasses are still on their face. It may take you some time to get out of the habit of adjusting your glasses, and if you have to rub your eye, you may try to reach around glasses that are no longer there. That is not a huge problem, and you may even find it rather amusing. With surgery done right, the only glasses you will ever worry about again are sunglasses.