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Understanding LASIK Eye Surgery
LASIK is a laser-based procedure that corrects the way your eye focuses light. The cornea — the clear, curved surface at the front of your eye — bends light onto the retina, and when it isn’t shaped quite right, that light lands slightly off target, causing the blurred vision glasses or contact lenses have been compensating for. LASIK gently reshapes the cornea itself, so your eye can focus correctly on its own.
It’s a quick outpatient procedure done under numbing eye drops, and most patients notice clearer vision within a day or two. Since it corrects the actual refractive error rather than just managing it, results typically last for years.
Will LASIK Remove My Specs?
LASIK has helped millions of people give up glasses and contact lenses for good, but it isn’t right for every eye. A proper screening is the only way to know for sure. As a general guide:
| You must be | You Should not be |
|---|---|
| You are at least 18 years old and have generally healthy eyes. | Pregnant or Breastfeeding Hormonal changes during pregnancy or breastfeeding can temporarily affect vision and eye power. |
| Your spectacle or contact lens prescription has remained stable for at least 1 year. | Some autoimmune diseases, uncontrolled diabetes, or other systemic health conditions may affect healing and LASIK suitability. |
| Your corneal thickness and overall eye health are suitable for LASIK, as confirmed during your eye examination. | Conditions such as severe dry eyes, thin or irregular corneas, keratoconus, retinal problems, glaucoma, or other eye diseases may make LASIK unsuitable. |
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Frequently Asked Questions
LASIK, or Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, reshapes the cornea — the clear front surface of your eye — so light entering the eye focuses correctly on the retina. This corrects blurred vision without needing glasses or contact lenses.
The three common ones: nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. If your blurred vision comes from any of these, LASIK is worth exploring.
Because the correction happens at the structural level of the cornea itself. Once it's reshaped, it stays that way — there's nothing external to lose, break, or wear off like there is with lenses.
Mainly your age (18+), how stable your eye power has been over the past year, your corneal thickness, and whether you have any active eye conditions. None of this can be judged by eye — it needs an actual screening.
Yes — pregnancy or breastfeeding, autoimmune conditions such as lupus or Sjögren's syndrome, and existing corneal or retinal disease are the common reasons surgeons hold off or rule it out.
No. PRK, SMILE, and ICL exist precisely for people who don't qualify for standard LASIK, each addressing a different limitation — corneal thickness, lifestyle, or refractive power.
A topography-guided procedure that maps your cornea's exact surface before treatment, allowing more customised correction. It's often preferred by patients who want minimal glare and halos, especially for night driving.
SMILE (Small Incision Lenticule Extraction) is a flapless, minimally invasive alternative performed through a very small incision. Recovery tends to be quicker, and it's frequently recommended for people with active lifestyles or a higher risk of eye trauma, including sportspersons.
It's suited to patients with thinner corneas who aren't ideal candidates for flap-based procedures. Recovery takes longer than LASIK, but it remains one of the safest options for borderline corneal thickness.
ICL (Implantable Contact Lens) isn't a laser procedure — a lens is implanted inside the eye rather than reshaping the cornea. It's usually recommended for very high refractive power or corneas too thin for laser correction.
We connect you with vetted, experienced refractive surgeons and NABH-accredited hospitals in Bangalore, arrange a free consultation, and keep the pricing and process transparent — including help with insurance or cashless claims where that applies. We're not the ones performing the surgery; we make sure you're matched with the right specialist for your case.
A screening — corneal topography, thickness measurement, refraction testing, tear film check — plus a sit-down with your surgeon. Roughly an hour, and it tells you and your doctor whether LASIK is right and which version suits you.
Under an hour for the procedure itself, including prep. It's a day-care surgery, so there's no overnight stay involved.
Around 3 to 4 days if your job is desk-based. If your work involves physical strain or dust exposure, your surgeon may suggest a longer gap.
Usually, yes. Most surgeons treat both eyes in one sitting unless there's a specific reason to space them out.
Minimum is 18, and only once your power has held steady for a year. There isn't really a hard upper limit — it comes down to whether your eyes are otherwise healthy.
It depends on how well it's controlled and whether it's affected your eyes already. That's exactly what the screening is meant to catch.
It's best to wait. Hormonal shifts during pregnancy and breastfeeding can temporarily change your cornea's shape, which throws off the accuracy of the correction.
Day one, expect some grittiness and light sensitivity, though vision already starts improving within hours. By day two or three, most people are back to desk work. Week one is about protecting your eyes outdoors with dark glasses. By weeks two to four, normal activity resumes, though swimming and contact sports wait a bit longer. Full stabilisation usually lands somewhere between one and three months.
A next-day visit, then one around a week out, followed by monthly reviews for a couple of months. Exact schedule depends on your hospital's protocol.
LASIK involves a corneal flap; SMILE uses a small incision without one. SMILE can mean a slightly quicker return to activity, but which one's right depends on your eye's specific measurements, not personal preference alone.
Most standard health insurance policies treat LASIK as elective and don't cover it, though this varies by insurer. We can help you check what applies in your case.
