And though many patients have been happy with the results, there have also been complaints. Dr. Eric Donnenfeld joined us in an online chat to answer your questions after his appearance on Good Morning America . Donnenfeld is an ophthalmologist who specializes in laser correction surgery and was involved in the original FDA clinical trials for laser surgery in 1989. Most of the side effects of the procedure, if they manifest, occur immediately after the surgery. Then the flap is replaced.
People can go back to full activity, generally, within a week, including contact sports.
However, most people who can wear glasses successfully are good candidates for laser surgery. The best thing to do, Renee, is to ask your own eye doctor where he or she would go to have laser eye surgery done. There have been thousands of eye doctors that have had this procedure themselves, and all of them chose their eye surgeon from a very select group. Another good approach is to call a major eye institution in your area and ask their opinion. There were thousands of laser surgeries done by investigators across the country.