Lasik Eye Surgery - Risks when Operating both Eyes at the same Time

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Operating both Eyes at the same Time

You may choose to have Lasik surgery on both eyes at the same time or to have surgery on one eye at a time. Although the convenience of having surgery on both eyes on the same day is attractive, this practice is riskier than having two separate surgeries.

If ever possible, take one operation at the time. There are many advantages to this. On the other hand, doing surgery on both eyes simultaneously has a couple of serious draw-backs that you should consider:

If you decide to have one eye done at a time, you and your doctor will decide how long to wait before having surgery on the other eye. If both eyes are treated at the same time or before one eye has a chance to fully heal, you and your doctor do not have the advantage of being able to see how the first eye responds to surgery before the second eye is treated.

Another disadvantage to having surgery on both eyes at the same time is that the vision in both eyes may be blurred after surgery until the initial healing process is over, rather than being able to rely on clear vision in at least one eye at all times.

(This article is based on the information that can be found at the Official Governement Lasik Site).