Can I wear contacts after LASIK?

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LASIK usually corrects vision to 20/20 in 95% of patients and to at least 20/40 in 99% of all patients, so contacts are no longer needed to correct vision for most patients. However, some people might have specific reasons to want to wear contacts.

One reason is that some people may want to wear color contact lenses to heighten or change the color of their eyes for a special occasion or holiday.

Another common reason is the result of the aging process. While LASIK may have fully corrected your vision, as you age, you may develop presbyopia and may need reading glasses. This is a natural part of getting older and usually happens somewhere in our 40's. Some people may want contact lenses in either one eye, monovision, or both eyes instead of wearing reading glasses.

In some uncommon instances, patients may experience an over or under response during the healing process. This is a little bit more common with farsighted prescriptions. We may then recommend a contact lens to aid in the healing after LASIK as well as improve the vision. Usually, over time the vision improves and the lenses may not be needed. An enhancement may also be performed to improve the uncorrected vision.

In most cases, it is safe to wear contact lenses once your cornea has healed. However, prior to wearing contacts, it is important that we examine your eyes to make sure they have healed.
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