{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/when-can-i-return-to-vigorous-exercise-after-laser-eye-surgery-vp\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/when-can-i-return-to-vigorous-exercise-after-laser-eye-surgery-vp\/","headline":"When can I return to vigorous “exercise” after laser eye surgery?","name":"When can I return to vigorous “exercise” after laser eye surgery?","description":"In an interview, Alex Shortt explains how soon you can return to exercising after laser eye surgery","datePublished":"2020-02-07","dateModified":"2020-08-13","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/author\/alex-shortt\/#Person","name":"Alex Shortt","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/author\/alex-shortt\/","identifier":4667,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6afb756e1dc43ed28773098aff9af37d7e16c92671dbd22f5a9bbcb21063c139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6afb756e1dc43ed28773098aff9af37d7e16c92671dbd22f5a9bbcb21063c139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Alex Shortt","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alex-shortt-logo-white-600x140-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alex-shortt-logo-white-600x140-1.png","width":600,"height":140}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/When-can-I-return-to-vigorous-exercise-after-laser-eye-surgery-alex-shortt-london-no-button.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/When-can-I-return-to-vigorous-exercise-after-laser-eye-surgery-alex-shortt-london-no-button.jpg","height":450,"width":800},"url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/when-can-i-return-to-vigorous-exercise-after-laser-eye-surgery-vp\/","video":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"VideoObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SEFLi-zOD0k#VideoObject","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SEFLi-zOD0k","name":"When can I return to vigorous \"exercise\" after laser eye surgery?","description":"In this video, Alex Shortt discusses when you can return to vigorous \"exercise\" after laser eye surgery. 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We ask them to use their eyedrops, and on the second day, we check them to make sure everything’s fine.On the third day after laser eye surgery, it’s absolutely fine for patients to go running, to go to the gym, to return to basically all normal activities. That’s absolutely fine.If you\u2019d like to know more about vision corrective surgery,\u00a0book a free initial screening\u00a0today and I will personally answer your questions. 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