Is LASIK surgery painful?
There is minimal discomfort during the LASIK procedure because the eye is numbed with anesthetic drops. The eyelid holder can cause mild irritation when it is opened wide. When the suction ring is placed on your eye, you will feel a pressure sensation, but no real pain. After the surgery, the eye often has a sandy or gritty feeling for four to six hours. Usually, the eye will feel back to normal by the next day.
There is minimal discomfort with LASIK. Some patients even report absolutely no discomfort during the laser vision correction procedure. At Ocala Eye, topical anesthetic (numbing) eye drops are used prior to the procedure. As the microkeratome is applied to the surface of the eye, some patients may experience a pressure sensation. The cutting of the flap itself is painless, as is the laser treatment. After laser vision correction, some patients may experience a foreign body sensation, like an eyelash in the eye, for several hours.
