• Anesthesia during LASIK eye surgery?

I'm getting LASIK surgery soon, but I have a couple of questions. Mainly regarding anesthesia. My doctor says that I wouldn't be using general, which I know puts me under completely, so I was wondering what kind of anesthesia would be used?

4 Answers

  • Ophthalmologist
  • Brookfield, OH

Usually you'll be given a pill to relax you, like Valium.

  • Ophthalmologist
  • New York, NY

Local. You can’t be too drowsy or your eye won’t stay centered

  • Ophthalmologist
  • Northridge, CA

For Lasik we typically give patients Xanax or Valium to relax them and topical eye drop anesthesia to keep them comfortable during the procedure

  • Ophthalmologist
  • Singapore,

Usual is topical anaesthesia. A few drops of local anaesthesia will suffice.

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