How long does LASIK surgery take?
LASIK surgery takes very little time. The entire procedure for both eyes is usually completed within 15 minutes.
The first step of LASIK – creating the corneal flap – may take longer that the laser reshaping of the eye (step two).
If the flap is created with a microkeratome, this step takes only a few seconds. But if it's created with a femtosecond laser (in an all-laser LASIK procedure), it may a minute or two.
In most cases, the laser reshaping of the eye takes less than a minute.
Last updated: February, 2010
