A successful laser procedure is determined largely by whether you meet certain patient criteria and if laser eye surgery is right for you :- 1. Your eyes must be healthy: If you have any condition that can affect how your eyes respond to surgery or heal afterwards, you must wait until that condition is resolved. 2. Your cornea must be thick enough: Most refractive procedures improve visual acuity by reshaping the front surface of the cornea. Hence the corneal parameters are assessed before considering surgery. 3. Your prescription must be within certain limits: If your prescription is very high — whether due to nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism—the results are less predictable and you may not be a suitable candidate. 4. You must be over 21: Patients younger than 21 years of age are usually not taken for these procedures but few can be treated as an exception at the discretion of the surgeon with permission from the patient's parent(s) or guardian.Generally, there is no upper age limit to laser eye surgery. However, it is important to note that once you reach 40, you may still need reading glasses to correct near vision due to a normal, age-related condition called presbyopia. Of course, your surgeon may also consider you a candidate for surgical correction of presbyopia such as monovision LASIK, which can improve your near vision without reading glasses or bifocals. 5. You must have stable vision for at least 1 year: Teenagers and many young adults often experience changes in eyeglass prescription from year to year. It's important for refractive errors to be stable for at least 12-18 months before undergoing refractive surgery.

No injections, no prolonged medications or care, no hospital admissions. Treatment gets over in 15 mts, normal activities can be resumed within few days. Both eyes can be treated in one sitting.

While the vast majority of refractive surgery results are excellent, you may have minimal residual blur of fine print which will not affect binocular quality of vision. The aim of the treatment is to remove dependence on glasses and contact lenses. In many cases, they are eliminated. In some cases, certain side effects may occur which your surgeon will tell you. It's important to tell your surgeon all pertinent information relating to your health and history to ensure you achieve the best possible results. If you have a severe refractive error, or are not suitable for LASEK, other types of vision correction surgery may be better options, such as phakic IOL, implantable lenses or refractive lens exchange which will be discussed with you by your surgeon.