LASIK is a type of refractive surgery that corrects vision. LASIK is in fact, the surgical procedure most commonly performed for the eye, and the name is actually short for “laser assisted in situ keratomileusis”.

Laser treatment is a short procedure. Depending on the level of surgery, the procedure can last between 20 to 50 seconds. Most people feel no pain at all during the procedure, anesthesia is in the form of drops that are administered directly to the eye before the surgical phase. The recovery process is very short, and Patients can normally expect to leave the hospital within half an hour after surgery.
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