According to Dr. John Swan of Montgomery Eye Physicians, this is critical for many of his patients. They are often young with full-time jobs and families. Their time is valuable. Relatively easy and painless, the procedure is minimally invasive and requires little recovery time. Typically patients receive a prescribed muscle relaxer about an hour prior to surgery and a local anesthetic on the eyes just before the procedure begins.
Recovery is equally straightforward.
Eye shields are placed over the patient's eyes when they leave, and the mild burning and watering experienced usually only lasts about an hour. Dr. Roy Hagar, of ITEC, sees a wide variety of patients. He expected the adults in their 20s and 30s with active lifestyles. Some are reaching a stage when they are wearing glasses for the first time in their lives or have been wearing them for years and don't want the inconvenience. Specifically, patients must be at least 18 years old with eyes free of disease.