Enhancement FAQ
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What is an enhancement?
The goal of refractive surgery (LASIK/PRK) is to provide excellent distance vision without glasses. Although the laser provides excellent results, some patients (up to 15-20 %) will still need glasses or contacts after the procedure. Hopefully this issue was carefully discussed with your surgeon prior to your procedure. A small percentage of patients after LASIK or PRK will elect to have an enhancement procedure to improve their uncorrected visual acuity. Studies have shown that the chance that someone would need an enhancement is proportional to the original amount of refractive error (so someone who had 10 diopters of myopia is more likely to need an enhancement than someone with just 2 diopters of myopia). The risks of an enhancement are similar to the risks of the original procedure.