“When can I fly after LASIK surgery?”
I will have LASIK surgery. When can I fly after LASIK surgery?
3 Answers
If you are a pilot you need to check with your surgeon. If you are a passenger it is not an issue to fly after LASIK, but be cautions to keep the eyes lubricated as its dry at altitude.
Jason Randall Smith
Optometrist
Here is a good website to review: https://www.discovervision.com/blog/can-i-travel-fly-after-lasik/
There are usually no restrictions to flying after LASIK eye surgery, BUT, be sure to discuss this with your eye surgeon before doing anything that can compromise your vision, the actual surgery, or your eyes. Your surgeon knows you the best in respect to the actual surgery, your eye health, and your general health. Good luck and best wishes.
There are usually no restrictions to flying after LASIK eye surgery, BUT, be sure to discuss this with your eye surgeon before doing anything that can compromise your vision, the actual surgery, or your eyes. Your surgeon knows you the best in respect to the actual surgery, your eye health, and your general health. Good luck and best wishes.
Although there are no flight restrictions after LASIK, you should be taking it easy for at least the first 24-48 hours for several different reasons.
- You were most likely given an anti-anxiety medication before the procedure
- You might be light sensitive to bright lights due to the procedure
- You don’t want to be in an environment that can potentially aggravate the surface of your eye (i.e. dusty, windy, allergens, dry, etc).
Most importantly though, it’s not that you can’t fly, but because you need to follow up with your optometrist/ophthalmologist at 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. (Usually).
- You were most likely given an anti-anxiety medication before the procedure
- You might be light sensitive to bright lights due to the procedure
- You don’t want to be in an environment that can potentially aggravate the surface of your eye (i.e. dusty, windy, allergens, dry, etc).
Most importantly though, it’s not that you can’t fly, but because you need to follow up with your optometrist/ophthalmologist at 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. (Usually).
