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How Long To Wear Goggles After Intralase

You have completed your research on intralase surgery, scheduled the appointment and now need information on what to expect once it is all said and done. You may be aware of the limitations that are to take place immediately following surgery as well you have heard of the need to wear goggles. Now your question is how long to wear goggles after intralase.

You may also ask why there is a need for goggles at all for this procedure. Though intralase surgery can be done in one day, in and out of the doctors office, this procedure is dealing with one of the most delicate body parts. Your eyes are intricate and must be handled with extreme care.

If you have decided to have intralase surgery then you are aware that this is fast becoming one of the most popular procedures and are aware that the surgery is done bladeless. There is no need for the use of a surgical instrument instead the cornea is cut using a laser.

Many patients as well as doctors are choosing intralase because of the convenience, better technology correction of vision and the increased safety factor. This may be the exact reason you have chosen it.

Keeping the benefits in mind, there will be a few restrictions that must be followed in order to help your eye heal rapidly. Which takes us to our initial question of how long to wear goggles after intralase surgery. In general, goggles will have to be worn immediately following the surgery for up to approximately a month or so.

This is absolutely necessary, especially during any type of contact sport, while sleeping or taking a shower. The purpose is to ensure that there is no contact or pressure to the eye until it is fully healed. The entire length of wearing the goggles will ultimately be determine during your follow up visits with you surgeon.

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Devin Dozier offers exclusive information on How Long To Wear Goggles After Intralase on his website Lasik Eye Surgery Risks . Also visit: lasikLifes Cure

is intralase better than lasik?

Intralase was better for me. I had a high prescription, large pupils, astigmatism, one pupil sightly larger than the other from a sports injury and for me intralase was able to deal with all these things and still provide enough of a margin of error that if a follow-up “touch up” procedure was required there would be enough tissue left over to make that possible. With the lasik blade procedure this wasn’t guaranteed. As it turned out no “touch up” was required.

It was a lot more money at the time when I had it done (almost 3 years ago) but with all of the other factors it was the best option for me. Depending on your situation, you may or may not need to spend the extra money on the intralase

I had mine done at the TLC Vision Center in Toronto if that helps. I would totally recomend them. They are pricey but at the time I had it done I felt like they were the best option for me as they were the only one’s offering intralase in the area.

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