How long does SMILE take?

SMILE is an extremely quick surgery that only uses one laser, as opposed to two with, say, LASIK. It takes approximately five minutes an eye.

It’s really quick and easy, www.zeiss.com. (n.d.). SMILE. Available here. Patients are in and out of the facility within 45 minutes to an hour.

Welcome to Eye Laser Specialists Melbourne. To see if you’re a good candidate to benefit from eye laser surgery, I’d encourage you to book an appointment now. You can book it online or call us on 03 9070 5788 and we’ll book one for you. This is the best way to make the first step in seeing if you can benefit from eye laser surgery and free yourself from the burden of glasses and contact lenses. Book now.

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Dr Benjamin Au
Cataract Surgeon and General Ophthalmologist

Dr Au is a registered ophthalmologist in Australia and Singapore, originally from Toronto, Canada. Dr Au performs refractive surgery at Eye Laser Specialists. He is proficient in Mandarin and Cantonese.