Lasik Eye Surgery - Risk and Benefits

2006-10-14T15:37:00.000-07:00

Lasik eye surgery has revolutionized the ophthalmic industry. Refractive surgery corrects eyesight and restores near-perfect vision. LASIK is a surgical technique which corrects a person’s vision reducing the need for spectacles or contact lenses. Known as Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis or LASIK, the surgery involves changing the shape of the cornea.

The BENEFITS are: pain free surgery, clear natural vision, improvement in the quality of life, reduces ALLERGIES of the eye and irritations that develop from the use of glasses and contact lenses.
The RISKS are: post operative risks such as flap complications, eye dryness and corneal swelling, development of glares, halos and or double vision, and even the possible loss of vision.

Your health must be in an overall good condition. If you have diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, glaucoma, herpes infections of the eye, or cataracts etc, it's best you talk to your surgeon.
Even though the success rate of of Eye lasik surgery is quite high, it still has a certain amount of risk. It is much better to understand the risks and the complications of the eye lasik surgery. There are some possible risk factors related with eye lasik surgery which may lead to vision loss, continuance of glasses, severe dry eye problem, lack of proper far sighted vision etc.

Lasik - Laser Eye Surgery - Information

Lasik Eye Surgery - Risk and Benefits