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title: What to expect after LASEK surgery?
description: "After LASEK, you can expect a period of surface discomfort and blurred vision before steady improvement. Understanding the typical course can make the experience less worrying. ## Immediate Post‑Operative Period Comfort and light sensitivity are the main early issues. -…"
url: "https://bluefinvision.com/knowledge-base/topics/recovery-aftercare/what-to-expect-after-lasek-surgery/"
updated: "2025-12-15"
category: "Recovery & Aftercare"
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# What to expect after LASEK surgery?

After LASEK, you can expect a period of surface discomfort and blurred vision before steady improvement. Understanding the typical course can make the experience less worrying.

## Immediate Post‑Operative Period

Comfort and light sensitivity are the main early issues.

- A bandage contact lens is usually placed to protect the cornea, and the eyes may sting, water, or feel gritty for several days.
- Vision is often like looking through a foggy window at first.
- Pain relief, lubricants, and anti‑inflammatory or antibiotic drops are used regularly.
- Resting with eyes closed and wearing sunglasses indoors and outdoors can help.

## Visual Recovery

Vision improves in stages as the surface heals.

- Once the bandage lens is removed, clarity usually improves but may continue to fluctuate for some time.
- Most people resume many daily activities within 1-2 weeks, with ongoing refinement in sharpness over the following months.
- Dryness, glare, and halos can occur but typically lessen as healing progresses.
- Keeping follow‑up appointments and avoiding eye rubbing support a smooth recovery and good long‑term outcome.