The procedure can be completed in a few seconds after numbing the eye with anesthetic drops. There is usually little, if any, post-operative discomfort. The procedure is extraordinarily safe and is not associated with glare or starburst, as often occurs with true corneal incisions (RK and AK). Furthermore, the cornea is usually stable within a week, indicating that visual fluctuations have typically resolved by that time interval. 

Limbal relaxing incisions have gained widespread acceptance amongst cataract surgeons where it is often combined with the cataract operation to reduce pre-existing astigmatism. This results in better post-operative vision without glasses. The procedure can also be used in individuals whose primary refractive error is astigmatism.