What is a LASIK enhancement?
Our goal is to provide you with the best vision possible. Although the vast majority of LASIK patients enjoy 20/20 vision, occasionally a LASIK re-treatment is recommended to improve the vision. Fast recovery is typical for LASIK eye surgery patients, with each individual healing at different rates. Most patients achieve good vision quickly, with continuing improvements over the next month or two. Given the unique nature of healing patterns and rates, recovery times vary. Your vision will be checked at frequent intervals and, if necessary and desired, an enhancement will be recommended to give improved results.
An enhancement is an additional laser procedure used for fine tuning after the initial LASIK procedure. Mostly due to individualistic healing factors, it is sometimes necessary for additional treatments (to enhance your vision). This can be done no sooner than three months following the initial procedure and sometimes may take up to six months even if the correction is a little off at the one day post-operative visit. Most LASIK enhancements occur in the first year (typically around 10-20% of patients in the U.S. need enhancements). An enhancement is usually done on individuals with 20/40 vision or worse and must have at least 3/4 of a diopter of refractive error. Regression can occur at anytime and an enhancement can be performed as long as enough corneal tissue remains–even five or ten years down the road.
