vision clinic

The level and quality of your corrected vision after LASIK surgery, as with any laser vision correction procedure, depends on your particular case. Still, some doctors report that 99 percent of their patients achieve 20/20 or 20/25 vision. As part of your consultation with potential LASIK surgeons, you should ask how carefully they track their own patient outcomes. Do not make any assumptions that the doctor or clinic is above or below the national standard. Ask questions until you find out about their specific results.

A solid majority of LASIK patients will achieve very good to excellent vision, and leave their glasses or contacts behind for good. Of course, for a few will there will be some minor“refractive error” remaining that keeps them slightly nearsighted or farsighted, or afflicts them with mild astigmatism. Although this set of patients can see fine for regular daily activities, they may need glasses for nighttime driving or other activities. An enhancement laser procedure can be performed after about six months if the patient wants to alleviate any remaining conditions.