What is the downside of a laser eye surgery?
Getting a laser eye surgery, is it a good idea? what are the possible side effects / downside of this?- Lasik surgery does NOT cure your vision, it does not fix your vision. What Lasik basically does is etch the prescription of a contact lens onto your eye's lens. This means if you have a genetic eye problem, your eyes will continue to worsen from there
- I'm getting it done too. I've done tons of research, and would urge you to make sure you go to a really reliable clinic and make sure you follow all the aftercare instructions, and go to all the aftercare appointments. If you don't use the eye drops, rub your eyes or get water in your eyes you will be risking your sight. Your sight will not be a hundred percent perfect after, but it should be improved. I've got myopia no probs reading, but can't even focus on my PC screen without specs and astigmatism oval rather vthan round eyeballs so I'm a fairly good bet as neither thing is too big Myopia - 4 and - 3 - ish; astigmatism mild. I'm getting lasik intralase with Bosch and Laum equipment, possibly wavefront mapping too. It is expensive but I am taking NO chances. I'll add you as a friend if you want. I'm getting the op on the 14th of next month. Keep your fingers crossed for me! And all the best with your research into this
- There is not much I could add based on previous answers, but there is an alternative for you to consider. It is called natural vision improvement and it consists of eye exercises and techniques that will improve your vision. You can read more here: refractiveeyedisorders.com / ryv This is much safer option and there are absolutely no risk. Best regards
- I just got Lasiks and it is the best thing I have ever done for myself. With any surgery there are risks, mostly of infection. If your take your eyedrop regularly you should be fine. the Doc should explian everything. The most common problem is seeing hallo around light at night time. I experienced it for the first week and then it cleared up but it wasn't so bad that I could not drive
- There are possible risks you face. Therefore, you better go to a lot of doctors to get consultation on whether you should undergo the surgery. If you just go to one, you could get someone who would operate on you just to get the business, and then you could get botched up. Also, try to do some research about LASIK surgeons on the web to see who is highly reviewed. I have heard that you should ask the LASIK doctors / surgeons you consult to give you contacts to other LASIK doctors / surgeons - if they are good doctors with good reputations, they probably wouldn't mind giving you the other doctors' contact info. The downside is that the surgery might be botched up, or LASIK doesn't entirely correct whatever problems you have. Then you might need correction, although it would be of less power. ALso, you could get your eyes botched up so that they are worse than they were before you went into surgery, and you could come out with uncorrectable problems. Also, the surgery doesn't fix presbyopia that problem you get when you lose your ability to focus your vision when you get older. The surgery can also cause dry eyes, and worsen problems in patients who already have dry eyes
- My friend has to keep going back sometimes once every two months and sometimes once a year. Theres a risk you can go blind but more then likely if something goes wrong then you'll get blurry vision. I say wait a couple more years if your not in a hurry to get it done that way they have more experience and fixed some of the kinks
- You could go blind?
- I actually went and had an essment for this about 2 years ago. The surgeon at that seminar told each of us, after having his istant briefly examine us free of charge and get our numbers and what each of us had, that I had the typical Presbyopia which is the actual least of problems to be cured by laser surgery. In other words: Mine is about 20 - 25 in one eye and I have an astigmatism in my right eye, my rt. eye being the weakest including muscle strength and he said that even though I currently use trifocals for reading, computer work, and driving distance that I'm actually at about the point he could repair me to and it would be a waste of my money and there would be no guarantees. There were clearly others there with some near blindness, and other problems which he thought he could clearly help them. Each case is different but there is an after - period that your eyes must be allowed to "adjust" to where they are going to be and there can be follow - up visits. $'s range around $3, 000, depending on what's needed and what Dr. you see for surgery. I'm here in VA. Hope I helped. Mrs. T. / Chesterfield, VA
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What does the future hold for LASIK eye surgery?
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What is the procedure of Lasik surgery like?
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Can i have laser eye correction?
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Laser eye surgery for someone with severe farsightedness?
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I had laser eye surgery today. They zapped my retina. Is laser surgery really surgery?
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Laser Eye Surgery cost? Does it work?
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Laser eye surgery cost and effectiveness?
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Is laser eye surgery is good for whose having sight problem? Or is there any exercise to reduce the sight?
is laser eye surgery is good for whose having sight problem? or is there any exercise to reduce the sight? can any one give me a suggestion?. laser eye surgery restores vision. laser eye surgey is a complicated and intense surgery. you will not see for a day but when (laser eye surgery)
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How quick was laser eye surgery recovery?
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Does laser eye surgery disqualify you from being a military pilot?
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Can laser eye surgery correct myopia aka near sightedness?
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What is the downside of a laser eye surgery?
getting a laser eye surgery, is it a good idea? what are the possible side effects / downside of this?. you could go blind?. i actually went and had an essment for this about 2 years ago. the surgeon at that seminar told each of us, after having his istant (laser eye surgery)
How bad do your eyes have to be to not be able to get laser eye surgery?
i really want laser eye surgery and i have a few questions. my eyes are really bad, one is - 7 and the other is - 9 and those are the numbers for my contact lenses. what's the worst prescription you can have and still get laser eye surgery? also, (laser eye surgery)
