You will need to be taken home by car after the laser treatment.
Treatment with eye drops should be started immediately after returning home.
After LASIK treatment:
- You must wear protective shells for 7 nights.
- A feeling of having grains of sand in the eye is common, along with watery eyes.
- Do not hesitate to moisten your eyes well with prescribed artificial tears (use liberally, even 6 to 10 times a day if this provides relief).
- Vision usually returns the next day.
- Healing continues during the first month.
After PRK treatment:
- A soft contact lens (without correction) is placed after the procedure. This acts as a bandage and helps with healing, while preventing severe eye pain. The lens is usually removed between the 3rd and 4th day after the procedure.
- Severe pain with sensitivity to light is often present during the first 2 days.
- Pain relief treatment will be prescribed and should be started immediately to better control the pain and discomfort.
- Expect 3 to 5 days of social absence (no computer use or driving).
- Vision recovery is slower than with LASIK, expect 5 to 7 days.
- Healing continues during the first 3 months.
Note: Three months after laser treatment, there is no difference in final result between the two techniques (LASIK or PRK).