Laser Eye Surgery - How long do you have to stop wearing contacts before a consultation?ontact lenses?


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Shorty asked:


I have hard contact lenses which I wear everyday, and have been doing so for the last 5/6 years, and I am considering gettting laser eye surgery. I know I would have to stop wearing my contacts for a few weeks before even going for a consultation but I can’t remember the exact time can anyone tell me how many weeks it is?

Also is it possible to wear soft contact lenses for a certain amount of weeks and then my glasses and then get the consultation done?

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2 Responses to “Laser Eye Surgery - How long do you have to stop wearing contacts before a consultation?ontact lenses?”

  1. Tom Says:
    April 23rd, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    I had Laser eye surgery done after wearing glasses for 16 years. It has been perfect for me. I have had no changes. Of course, as I age, I expect changes. I also co-manage refractive surgery and have seen hundreds of successful patients. It doesn’t hurt, generally. There is a bit of pressure, but no real pain if you have Laser eye surgery. The PRK version (where no flap is cut) is a little more uncomfortable for the first few days following the procedure. I’ve seen several people who said they were in some pain, but healed just fine. I used to wear both glasses and contact lenses. I had Laser eye surgery done and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. I can see clearly, no squinting, no driving with glasses anymore. I can read road signs, see the individual leaves in the trees (they’re not just a blurry mess anymore). It’s also nice to be able to see what time it is when I wake up. The procedure is painless (although a bit uncomfortable) but takes less than 15 minutes. Highly recommended.

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  2. magical$$$ Says:
    April 26th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    1 month if you are wearing hard contact lens. Alternatively you can wear soft contact lens for 3 weeks then off for 1 week.

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