The team at Chu Vision Institute will deliver numbing eye drops prior to starting your PRK laser procedure. This not only prevents discomfort, but it also restricts the urge to blink. Additionally, a small device is used to hold the eyelid open so the surgeon may reach the treatment area and prevent the possibility of any blinking. We’ll keep your eyes moisturized so they don’t dry out as your refractive surgeon works. When the surgery starts, a light appears. Throughout the course of the treatment, patients are asked to fixate on this light. Throughout the whole surgery, your eye doctor keeps a careful check on the eye’s movement. Additionally, a built-in eye tracker follows each little eye movement. The device immediately turns off in the very rare case that a patient looks away, coughs, or sneezes. These factors make the danger of blinking or moving the eye during LASIK or PRK almost nonexistent. Even if you do move, safety precautions are in place to ensure your safety and avoid problems.