How Soon Can I Swim After Laser Eye Surgery?

How Soon Can I Swim After Laser Eye Surgery? Ongoing developments in the Laser Eye Surgery field mean that recovery rates have been on the rise, and the risk of complications has been on the decline. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be any restrictions during your recovery period. You may well be advised to avoid certain activities, such as swimming, after your treatment. But how soon can you swim after Laser Eye Surgery? One of the most important things…

Normal Symptoms You May Experience After Laser Eye Surgery

Normal Symptoms You May Experience After Laser Eye Surgery Preparing for any kind of surgical procedure can be stressful and even a little frightening. And when said surgical procedure involves one of our most complex organs – our eyes – your anxieties may be even more heightened. For example, many patients worry about the symptoms they may experience after Laser Eye Surgery treatment. Let’s face it, our eyes and our vision are one of our most precious assets. So, it’s…

Complete Guide to Recovery & Post-Operative Care after Laser Eye Surgery

Guide to Recovery & Post-Operative Care after Laser Eye Surgery Updated for 2025 It can be easy to take our eyes and our vision for granted – especially for those who were lucky enough to be born without a refractive error. However, even those of us who have had our fair share of lost or broken glasses and tantrums with fiddly contact lenses, often overlook the incredible complexity of our eyes. Yet, every now and then, something might occur –…

Makeup and Laser Eye Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

We normally ask for patients to abstain from wearing make up for a period of one week. It is the big three that are important; the eyeliner, the eye shadow and of course the mascara. Normal face make-up, for example lipstick, is fine to use a day or two after the treatment. It is only really the make that is applied in and around the eyes that needs to be avoided for the first week….

Will I Have a Speedy Recovery from Laser Eye Surgery?

Surgery is such a heavy word, and often can often bring with it a feeling of fear or hesitation; it can make you pause and think, “Do I really need this?” In the knowledge that laser eye surgery is a 100% optional procedure, you might well ask yourself important questions such as, “is this the right choice for me?”, “do the benefits outweigh the costs?”, and “how long will it take me to recover?”…