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A self-reported survey tool has been used for data collection. Candidates were contacted by email and WhatsApp messages that introduced the nature of the study and an online link to a survey was included. For those who did not respond to the digital contact, direct survey interviews were conducted at an Ophthalmology conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2018.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n The final study sample was comprised of 183 ophthalmologists. Most of them 107 (58%) reported that they currently are performing laser refractive surgery. There were 73 (39.89%) ophthalmologist who self-reported that they are emmetropic, 110 (60.11%) self-reported themselves as ametropic, not including presbyopia. Of the 110 ophthalmologists with refractive errors, 52 (47.27%) were candidate for laser refractive surgery for myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism. Most of non- candidates attributed the non-candidacy to non- specific reasons and dry eye. Of the 52 participants who reported themselves as candidates for laser refractive surgery, 20 (38.46%) reported that they had undergone laser refractive surgery, and 32 (61.54%) had not. Most of them (50%) reported that they \u201clike to wear glasses or contact lenses. In general, 14 (70%) reported complete satisfaction with the postoperative outcome. Of all ophthalmologists participated in the study, 94% would advise laser refractive surgery to their first-degree relatives.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n Excimer laser vision correction among ophthalmologists in Saudi is much higher than the market penetration in the general population reported in other countries. 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