How Long After Lasik Eye Surgery Will the Eyes Be Recovered Enough for Driving?

If you are like 99 percent of patients, you will see well enough to be able to drive the day after LASIK.

I will typically allow my LASIK patients to drive within 24 hours of their surgery. I also ask them not to over do it. In other words, in my Baltimore, Maryland practice, I will say it is okay to drive the next day, but don't drive to Ohio, just run your usual errands or trip to work. I go a little slower with my cataract patients and recommend waiting 48 hours before driving. Modern day patients are not always very "patient" so we try to get them back to full activity quickly, as long as it is safe.