The only sport that you should abstain from is swimming for two weeks post operation. Contact sports such as badminton or tennis can actually be played the next day. Contact sports like boxing and rugby can be played 5-7 days post operation. You can also resume gymming and jogging the next day.
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How long should you avoid contact sports after LASIK?
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Is it true that your colleagues in ophthalmology mostly wear contacts and glasses and not opt for Lasik?
There are still eye specialists wearing glasses. There are many specialists that we have done LASIK for but there are still many specialists that are wearing glasses. So I really think it's really a freedom whether you want that lifestyle choice. It is a cosmetic procedure like some people have done their double eyelids. So I think, when LASIK started back in the 1990s, doctors did not have the scanning equipment to determine which corneas were the safest.
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