Laser Eye Surgery Forum

Can I have laser eye surgery when pregnant?

Im 4 months pregnant and was wondering if it is still ok to have laser eye surgery?

No, you cannot have laser eye surgery when you are pregnant or breast feeding for that matter. During pregnancy your changing hormones can affect your vision and so it is therefore difficult to get an accurate reading of your prescription. Your surgeon then cannot be certain that following your laser eye surgery your prescription will not change. It is generally advised to wait 3 months after you have stopped breast feeding before you consider laser eye surgery. By this time you hormones and eyes will have returned to their natural state and so you will be able to get an accurate prescription.