Pregnant and breastfeeding women are not advised to undergo laser vision correction, as hormonal changes can cause visual fluctuations. In addition, antibiotics and steroidal eye drops are prescribed after the surgery which may possibly have an effect on lactation. If you are planning a pregnancy, please make sure you allow around 6 months for your cornea and vision to stabilize after the surgery. If you are a breastfeeding mom, please first stop nursing and give your body a month to go back to its stable condition.

Age, general health, lens prescription, and the health of your eyes are just a few factors to consider. If you have an eye disease, unstable vision, an uncontrolled systemic disease, or are pregnant and/or nursing, you might not be a candidate for refractive surgery.

SMILE LASIK or LASIK: 1 day after or 1 week after (mandatory), 1 month after (if needed).

LASEK: (post-surgery care is extremely important to prevent corneal opacity): 5 days after (to take off protective lenses), 1 week after, 1 month after, every 1-2 months for 4-6 months (the patient has to use steroid eye drops up to 5-6 months after surgery).

ICL: 1 day after, 3 days after, 1 week after, 1 month after, 3 months after, then regular check-ups every 6 months ~ 1 year.

Most patients notice an immediate improvement of their vision following the procedure. Naturally, you will experience some intermittent blurriness immediately after the procedure, but this usually clears up within a few hours.

Most patients experience little to no discomfort during surgery because anesthetic (numbing) drops are administered prior to the procedure. As a result, patients feel only slight pressure while the laser reshapes the cornea.

We will use a small speculum to hold your eyelids open during the procedure; so blinking is not a concern. You will focus on a blinking light during the procedure. Uncontrollable movements of the eye are expected, and the advanced lasers used for refractive surgery include an eye tracker, which follows these movements to ensure the accurate delivery of laser pulses.

Patients may experience dry eyes following the procedure, which are remedied through the use of artificial tears. Other common side effects are glares and halos and they typically disappear in 6 months after the procedure but may last up to 1 year. Patients usually experience this discomfort whenever they are exposed to bright lights like street lights or headlights.