What to expect
From your first visit to clear vision, no surprises.
The unknown is the scariest part of any surgery. So here’s exactly what happens at Texas Vision, start to finish, what we’ll do, what you’ll feel, and what to plan for.
Where your visit beginsYour consultation
It starts with a real exam and a straight answer, not a sales pitch.
- We measure your eyes and check what's actually going on, cornea, lens, retina, dry eye.
- You'll see your options in plain language, including the trade-offs, and preview lenses in VR.
- If a procedure fits, you leave with the exact private-pay price in writing. If one doesn't, we'll tell you honestly.
Choosing your plan
Once you know your options, the decision is yours, and we make it clear.
- Together we match the lens to how you actually use your eyes, especially night driving.
- We confirm your written price, and walk through financing if you'd rather spread the investment.
- There's no rush. Take the information home and decide when you're ready.
The day of surgery
In one of our own surgical suites, or at a surgery center if your case calls for it.
- Plan on about 1 to 1.5 hours total; the procedure itself takes minutes per eye.
- In our suites, an oral dose keeps you relaxed and comfortable, with no IV and no needle stick.
- You're awake but at ease the whole time, and you'll need someone to drive you home.
Recovery
Most people are surprised how quick and gentle it is, and we stay close.
- Some scratchiness, watering, or light sensitivity the first day is normal and fades fast.
- Many patients notice clearer vision within a day or two, with vision continuing to settle.
- We see you for follow-up visits, and if you chose a premium lens, your brain keeps adapting over the following weeks.
Your recovery, roughly
When you can drive, work, and see the difference.
The questions everyone asks first. Here's the typical arc from surgery day to settled vision.
Surgery day
Minutes per eye
You're awake and comfortable the whole time. Plan for a ride home.
The next day
First follow-up
We check your eyes, and many patients are cleared to drive.
The first week
Back to normal
Most people return to work and everyday activities, using drops as directed.
Weeks 1 to 12
Vision settles in
Clarity keeps sharpening. With a premium lens, your brain adapts to the new range.
Settled
Your lasting result
The vision you keep, and for lens procedures, no cataracts in your future.
Surgery day
Minutes per eye
You're awake and comfortable the whole time. Plan for a ride home.
The next day
First follow-up
We check your eyes, and many patients are cleared to drive.
The first week
Back to normal
Most people return to work and everyday activities, using drops as directed.
Weeks 1 to 12
Vision settles in
Clarity keeps sharpening. With a premium lens, your brain adapts to the new range.
Settled
Your lasting result
The vision you keep, and for lens procedures, no cataracts in your future.
A general guide. Recovery differs by procedure and by person, and your surgeon gives you a personal timeline at your exam.
In the room
Real surgeons. Real surgical suite.
Not stock photography. This is the Texas Vision team at the operating microscope, in our own in-office surgical suite.
Why the day feels different
Less of almost everything except the care.
When your surgery is in one of our own suites, the day is shorter, calmer, and simpler. When your case calls for a surgery center, you know that in advance.
Told before the day
You know where you are going and why well before surgery day.
No needle stick
In our suites, an oral dose keeps you comfortable with no IV line.
About 1–1.5 hours
Versus the 2–2.5 hours a typical outside surgery center runs.
Costs settled up front
Whatever the setting, you have the full cost in writing before scheduling.
Common questions about the day
Yes, comfortably awake. In our own surgical suites we use an oral dose (no IV, no needle stick) so you're relaxed but not under general anesthesia. If you would rather have deeper sedation than that, or if your case is higher risk, your procedure is done at a surgery center where that is available. The procedure itself takes only minutes per eye either way.
For surgery in our own suites, plan on about 1 to 1.5 hours total, with less waiting and no transfer between facilities on the day itself. If your procedure is at a surgery center, we will tell you what to plan for when we schedule you.
Our lens-surgery suites are in Temple and Georgetown, and LASIK is performed in-office at Cedar Park, so it may be a different office than the one where you were examined. Some procedures are performed at a surgery center instead: that is the case for higher-risk patients, and for anyone who wants more sedation than an oral dose. We confirm where you are going, and why, when we schedule you.
You'll need a ride home on surgery day. Many patients are back to normal activities within a day or two, but your surgeon will give you a personal timeline based on your procedure.
Many people notice clearer vision within a day or two, with vision continuing to settle over the following weeks. With premium lenses, your brain also neuroadapts gradually, especially for night vision.
Call us. You'll have follow-up visits built into your care, and our team is reachable between them. We'd always rather hear from you than have you wonder.
The first step is the easiest one: a conversation.
Book a consultation and we'll walk you through all of it in person, what fits, what it costs, and what your day would look like.