No, not straight away. Your eye needs at least 3 smoke-free days, and ideally 2 to 4 nicotine-free weeks, to heal properly. Switching to a
Yes, a mild headache in the first days after SMILE is common. A sudden, severe one with eye pain or vision loss needs urgent help.
The only difference is the reshaping plan: Q-LASIK uses the same flap and laser as LASIK but protects your cornea’s natural curve. Think Q-LASIK is
Most patients manage light reading within 24 hours, and normal reading returns within about a week after SMILE surgery. That’s the general timeline — most
Yes — laser eye surgery is generally safe for epileptics with well-controlled seizures. The laser light itself is not the risk most people assume it
Yes, once your bandage lens is out and your first check-up is clear, usually about a week after TransPRK. Your surgeon sets the day. Here’s
Yes — that burning feeling is your eyes healing, not hurting. Mild burning, grittiness, or watery eyes for the first few days comes from corneal
You’re usually not eligible for SMILE if you have keratoconus, a very thin cornea, a changing prescription or active eye disease, and pregnancy means waiting.
No — as alarming as it looks, a subconjunctival hemorrhage after LASIK is just a harmless broken blood vessel on the eye’s surface. It has
Only for about 35 seconds, during surgery. After SMILE your readings actually run 4 to 5 mmHg lower, and steroid drops can raise real pressure
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