Eyes are really a big blessing and considered as more sensitive part of the body. Eyes need serious care in the surgery.

Laser eye surgery is used to the clear the vision of a person and there in no more in need of lens of eye glasses which are normally used for clarification of the vision. Vision of a person is damaged just because of the deshaping of the cornea and focusing power is lowered. Cornea is the visible front part of the eye. Laser eye surgery reshapes the cornea and as a result the focusing power is improved and vision becomes clear even without glasses and lenses.

In laser eye surgery laser technology is involved for the operative purposes. Surgery needs special care before after and during the treatment. The patients are generally asked by the doctor not to use lenses from 7 to 20 days before surgical treatment. If someone is using hard contact lenses the doctor may advise him to stop wearing them before six months of the operation.

Low power lasers are used in the surgery. Sometimes the patients are given mild just before the surgery otherwise the operation is performed while the patient is awake and mobile. In general there are three steps of laser eye surgery

Create the flap of corneal tissues
Remolding of the cornea under the flap through laser
Repositioned the flap

There are no real extreme side effects of surgery however as eye is very sensitive part so the patients are asked to sleep more after the surgery in order to give more rest and comfort to the eyes. After the surgery Patients are usually given a course of antibiotic and anti-inflammatory eye drops to avoid infection problems.

Vision of most of the people become stable in few days after surgery but in some rare cases it may take 3 to 6 months. A single surgical treatment is enough but sometimes a second surgery is required for more attractive results.
One should not drive until his vision is set after the treatment and also avoid swimming, hot tubs, contact sports and creams.