You will be awake and aware through the entire procedure. In order to make you comfortable and the procedure pain-free, anesthetic drops will be placed in the eye you are having treated. Once you're comfortable, the chair is reclined and the procedure can begin. An instrument called a speculum is gently placed on your eye to ensure that your eye stays open while the doctor does his work. The technology used in the facility you choose will determine what happens next.
Some machines actually track and follow the pupil.
The doctor will then perform the correction he or she has determined to give you the desired vision. Rarely does this require more than two or three minutes, regardless of the technology used. This is the noise of the laser in action. You are ready to go home and begin your Post Op care of your treated eye. This attitude can easily be describe in one word - foolish.