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Contact lenses can temporarily change the shape of your cornea, which may affect the accuracy of your measurements and treatment planning. To ensure the most accurate results, contact lenses must be removed before your in-clinic consultation and surgery appointments.

Do not sleep with contact lenses on for one week before the pre-operative evaluation.

This chart applies to in-clinic consultations only: please do not wear contact lenses at your in-person appointment. If you’ve booked a virtual consultation, you may continue wearing your contact lenses before your appointment. 

For the vast majority of patients, the minimum recommended length of time for contact removal should suffice. However, the individual rate of corneal adjusting may vary. If your cornea is still adjusting at the pre-operative appointment, you will be required to reschedule your appointment for a later date. LASIK MD cannot reimburse for time off work, hotel, airline tickets or any other expenses incurred due to rescheduling. 

Medical evidence suggests that the likelihood of an enhancement is reduced the longer a patient has had their contact lenses out. 

1 A minimum of 12 hours of soft contact lenses removal is adequate for the majority of patients. On occasion, however, we find that the eyes are red and irritated with some inflammation, during the pre-operative exam. These symptoms are due to wearing contact lenses for long periods of time. The doctor may request to have a second evaluation with contact lenses removed for one week before surgery is booked. The doctor may also prescribe anti-inflammatory drops before surgery can be performed. This occurrence is not common. However, it is important that patients are aware of this possibility prior to surgery.

A dilation of the pupils may be performed. Because of this, eyes may be sensitive to light. Please bring a pair of sunglasses with you to the appointment. Dilation may also result in blurred vision, particularly for near work, for 4 – 6 hours afterwards. Please note that the medication used to dilate the pupils is not recommended for use in pregnancy^*.

^* If you are pregnant, you are not eligible for vision correction surgery. You can book your pre-operative consultation during pregnancy, but we will schedule your procedure for a date after you’ve given birth.

After booking your consultation, you’ll receive a confirmation email with your appointment date and time.

Your consultation includes several painless diagnostic tests and discussions with our team.

For your comfort and in consideration of other patients, please do not bring your children to the clinic.