Will I be awake for the surgery?

Yes, but we will give you mild sedation. After the surgery, most people wonder what they were “all worried about.”

Does it hurt?

The surface of the eye can be made exquisitely numb with just eye drops. Otherwise, most people will feel some pressure during the creation of the flap.

Are the results stable?

The changes in the shape of your cornea are permanent; however if your eye changes, your prescription, and hence, your vision may change.

What if my vision regresses?

You may be eligible for re-treatment; we find this to be the case in about 2-3% of people. If this is necessary, we usually know by six months. To perform the re-treatment, Dr. Lusby simply lifts the flap, delivers more laser, replaces the flap and the eye then heals just like it did initially. In certain circumstances, the treatment will be applied to the surface of the flap rather than lifting it.

Can I go back to wearing glasses or contacts if I need to?

In the rare instance that you need glasses or contact lenses to achieve good vision, and you are for some reason ineligible for more treatment, glasses or contact lenses should remain an option.

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