Is it safe and effective to undergo a laser treatment for eye .Are there any sideeffects?

Question

laser surgery is undergone in order to rectify any problem in the eyes

Answer 1

Are you talking about the laser surgery to correct vision? I had lasik done 8 years ago and I absolutely love it. I wore glasses for 40 years - you know, the coke bottle variety - and I can't believe the difference it has made in my life !! There are a few side effects at first, such as a variance in your sight. Some days are excellent and some days are not - during the time frame that your eyes are actually healing from the laser treatment. It was nearly impossible to drive at night during the 1st 6 weeks especially if it rained. I would definitely recommend it but interview a few doctors before you decide. I went to three different ones just to get a feel for the expertise - you know, they are messing with your EYES ! Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Safe and effective no long term side effects. Some surgeries are not 100% succesful and people still have to wear glasses but most of the time they work completely. If the doctor seems the least bit skeptical, accept a no and move on. Don't just go for the cheapest place. If your issue is too complex it will be worth the extra money to get a more advanced doctor. On the other hand these surgeries are usually very simple and if there are no complications the low cost version will be just as effective.

Answer 3

I heard some horror stories on 20/20 once where some people were not a good candidates for lasic and the doctor still perform the surgery. The victims all had perfect vision after the surgery but then after a few months they started to get blurry vision and even unable to get back their original vision with glasses.
Just make sure you find a good doctor. Make sure he checks if your cornia is large enough for this type of surgery. Not everyone can do this surgery. Some people have dry eyes and are unfit for this type of surgery as well.
Unless you have a very bad vision, like 400 and up, I would not recommend you to do this surgery.
A friend recently had this surgery and said his night vision is not very clear, and his eyes gets dry easily now. Other than that he loves it.

Answer 4

As mentioned above, dry eye and problems with night vision are actually very common complications. If you have dry eye you are not an ideal candidate and you should expect your eyes to feel more dry after the surgery. The problems with the night vision usually experienced is seeing halos around lights which makes it difficult to drive. If you've had problems with astigmatism in the past, you may have experienced similar halos.
Surgery that is not completely necessary is a serious thing and should be researched thoroughly.

Answer 5

it depends on your problem.
my mom's friend had lasik done and she still needs glasses.
also as your eyes get weaker as you get older you're right back where you started.
it's mainly for the cornea and things like that.
if it's something with the muscle in your eye, there are non-laser procedures they can do for that. although it may still be surgical.
i have a genetic eye disorder that was corrected through non-laser surgery when i was 2.
make sure you get a reputable doctor, you only have 2 eyes and if they mess up, that's not good.

Answer 6

dear Amir.
Nowadays, laser surgery is the safest method (and cheaper too), to solve an array of diseases in the eye, like retinal detachment (that was the first disease it was used upon), cataracts and corneal deformities (astygmatism), and to put it in a nutshell it is a very precise and computer guided "knife", that cauterizes the tissues at the same time it corrects some deformity.
Potent Argon based modern apparats, for laser beam,have lots of safety locks and safety cotrols, so,I think its the safest form to appoach a problem located in the eye.
Most of the procedures ( 97.7%) are performed under local anesthesia, and patients are discharged after 1 hour, after a brief post operative evaluation for quality and then, to home.
I wouldn be afraid of that.
Yours sincerely
Garfield526

Answer 7

Usually its save, esp. when being done by an experienced Surgeon.
But of course there is always a risk, things might even go wrong after the surgery (infections or scar)
For that reason it would be recommended to wait at least 1 year before attempting to treat the second eye.

Answer 8

underwent laser surgery in june 2002. no prob at all. could see normally, once i came out of the operating room. eyes watered for around 4 or 5 hours. no other irritation. no hospitalisation too.

Answer 9

I know about 10 people that have gotten the procedure done, all of them rant and rave about how much they love it and keep suggesting that i get it done as well. The only side effect that any of them has had was decreased night vision. That was only one person out of the 10.

Answer 10

my mom got the diamond surgery to correct her vision and it worked but I dont know about lasers just make sure you pick a good physician.