Independent publisher · not clinic-owned Editorial policy Educational information only, not medical advice
SmilePro.ae Find a SMILE Pro clinic
Menu Close
Find a SMILE Pro clinic Check your eligibility

Content is educational and is not a substitute for an examination by a qualified ophthalmologist.

During the procedure

Is SMILE Pro painful?

The eye is numbed with anaesthetic drops, so the treatment itself is usually experienced as pressure, a suction sensation, and awareness of light rather than pain. Many patients report a gritty or watery feeling for some hours afterwards. Individual experience varies, and you should say so immediately if you feel actual pain during the procedure.

By
SmilePro.ae editorial team
Medical review pending: what this means
Published
Last updated

Quick answer

The eye is numbed with anaesthetic drops, so the treatment itself is usually experienced as pressure, a suction sensation, and awareness of light rather than pain. Many patients report a gritty or watery feeling for some hours afterwards. Individual experience varies, and you should say so immediately if you feel actual pain during the procedure.

A general answer about SMILE Pro, not advice about your own eyes. Only an ophthalmologist who has examined you can answer it for your case.

Topic
During the procedure
Answer length
Quick answer plus detail
Sourced
General explanation

In more detail

Needle injections around the eye are not used for refractive laser surgery. If you are anxious about the sensation, ask the clinic to describe the sequence in advance: knowing that a pressure sensation is expected is often what makes it tolerable.

Subjects this question touches

The pages that answer the subject behind the question, rather than the question itself.

This answer cannot be about you

It describes what is generally true. Whether it applies to your eyes depends on measurements taken during an examination, and two people asking the same question can receive different answers. Read the answer as a starting point for the conversation, not as its conclusion.

Read the full medical disclaimer

People also ask

The closest subjects to this question, from both question banks.

More SMILE Pro questions

Search all 530 questions

These pages go deeper on the questions that usually follow this one.

All SMILE Pro questions The full bank, searchable and grouped by topic Vision knowledge base Questions that go beyond SMILE Pro, by subject