It is highly recommended to have to follow-up visits. The most important are the first to visits – on the next day after the surgery and 7 days later. However, it would be advisable to also see an ophthalmologist 30 days after the surgery. The highest risk of an infection is during the first 24-72 hours after the surgery. If the patient takes care about himself, follows the recommendations and applies eye drops regularly there is no need to have the eyes controlled. Of course you have to supply yourself with an appropriate amount of eye drops before leaving. Astigmatism can be corrected successfully up to 5D. It depends the results of the keratography, also the thickness of the cornea is important.