10 Things You Should Know Before Getting Laser Eye Surgery

3. Only minor anesthetic; no stitches

Laser eye surgery is considered an outpatient surgical procedure, which means you’ll be awake during the surgery and you’ll only get eye drops as anesthetic to totally numb the surface of your eyes—depending on if both eyes are scheduled for same procedure or just one with a return surgery for the opposite eye. There are also no stitches.

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