How long does LASIK take?
The laser part of LASIK typically takes only a few minutes per eye, while the whole visit including preparation, checks and settling usually takes considerably longer.
- Subject
- Vision correction
- Topic
- LASIK
- Kind of question
- How long…
- Procedures
- LASIK
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
In more detail
Ask the clinic how long it expects you to be there rather than how long the laser takes, since the answer to the second question is not the useful one if you are arranging time off work or a lift home.
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