LASIK surgery is an outpatient procedure, there is no need for getting admitted for this. Topical anesthetic drops are put into your eyes. After this you lie down on a bed and slide below the laser machine, much like what happens when you go for an MRI. Then you must follow the instructions and keep looking towards the blinking red light of the machine while the doctor performs the laser eye surgery. You may experience some heaviness for a few seconds and a temporary disappearance of the flickering light. The procedure takes around three to four minutes per eye. At the end your eye is washed thoroughly and sometimes a contact lens is placed on the eye for better healing.