Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Duration of surgery/treatment
The LASIK procedure takes less than an hour to complete.
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Number of sessions required
It is possible to treat both eyes at the same time, but some surgeons schedule surgery on one eye for a week later.
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Days admitted
None. You will leave the doctor’s office a few minutes after the LASIK procedure.
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Anesthesia
Local anesthesia and a mild sedative.
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Recovery
While you will be able to see immediately following LASIK surgery, your vision may not be completely clear.
Vision clears fully in one or two months.
Many people return to work and light activities the day after LASIK surgery but you should avoid sport and strenuous activity for a week following the procedure.
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Risks
LASIK eye surgery carries some risks but it is a relatively straightforward procedure.
Risks include:
- Visual side effects which may include halos, double vision, foggy vision, glares and difficulty seeing at night.
- Dry eyes.
- Over-correction or under-correction of vision.
- Infection.
- Astigmatism.
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After care
- Take antibiotic and anti-inflammatory eye drops for a few weeks following LASIK eye surgery.
- Protect the eyes from glare with dark shields.
- You may need eye patches at night to prevent infection.
- Avoid using eye make up for the first two weeks after LASIK eye surgery and don’t go swimming.
- Avoid rubbing your eyes following the procedure.
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Hospitals in Panama offering LASIK
This hospital lists LASIK in Panama; ask it to quote Presby LASIK (Multifocal) - per eye for your case.
A modern private hospital which is affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International. Most of the doctors and surgeons at Hospital Punta Pacifica were trained in the USA or in Europe.
DoctorsEDDr. Edith de LopezKNDr. Karla Ng GonzalezView all 4
PricesEpi-LASIK upon requestVISX Custom Lasik (Microkeratome) upon requestVISX Wavefront Lasik (Microkeratome) upon request
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JCIPrice on request