Day 1
The following morning your vision will be better still with most patients at this stage seeing 20/20, and with further improvements to come. However, your vision will be fluctuating a lot, depending on how often you use the artificial tear drops. Some patients do go back to work the following day, but we recommend clearing the diary and giving yourself the day for things to settle.
Looking in the mirror, you will likely see a few small red patches on the whites of your eyes - these are minor bruises that occur while the LASIK flap is being created. These are completely normal. They will take a week or longer to completely disappear.