What kind of results can I expect?

While laser vision correction is overwhelmingly successful in reducing dependence on glasses and contact lenses, the degree of improvement may vary from individual to individual. How well and how quickly your vision improves depends on how well you heal and the severity of your prescription. Although no one can promise patients "perfect" or 20/20 vision, most laser patients with mild to moderate prescriptions do achieve 20/20 vision or are within 1 to 2 lines of 20/20 vision on an eye chart. This means they no longer need glasses or contacts to drive, play sports, watch movies and TV or participate in certain careers requiring excellent vision, such as jobs with police or fire departments.

During your pre-procedure consultation, your eye doctor will help determine the range of your probable outcome based on your particular prescription, healing profile and expectations. The results and research gained from hundreds of thousands of TLC procedures are shared throughout our network, allowing doctors to continually fine-tune techniques, more effectively forecast visual results and counsel new patients.

Enhancements

The more severe your initial prescription, the more correction you will need, the more healing you will require and the greater the chance you will not be fully corrected in just one procedure. Some patients experience an over-response or over-correction, leaving them somewhat farsighted. Enhancement procedures usually are performed once the patient's vision has stabilized.