Laser Vision Correction?

Question

I am thinking about getting vision correction surgery....what are the risks? Has anyone had any bad experiences?

Answer 1

you have very good answers , but my opinion is to wait for a while like 2 years, we r having wonderful developments in the refractive field so wait

Answer 2

In short, limitations of technology and when risk exceeds benefit. Some common reasons why we don't treat patients with laser: 1. Unreasonable expectations: patients believe this is magic, all we can do is replace contact lenses/glasses, not make vision 'better'. (Leave well alone) 2. Cataracts: no point is lasering a patient when the lens is clouding over. Best to replace the natural lens with an artificial one as well as correct the prescription at the same time in one operation. (Answer: Phaco IOL operation) 3. Kerataconus: a corneal disease that progressively weakens the eye. Thinning the corneal tissue to correct prescription further weakens the cornea. Zero end sum, you are only going to progress the diease further. (C3R Collagen Crosslinking) 4. No prescription! Believe it or not, but about 10% of the patients who have consultations have nothing wrong and / or are getting onto Reading glasses stage. Many are not prepared to risk an induced monovision treatment and go back to reading glasses. 5. Previous treatment: Older treatments like RK have damaged the cornea beyond repair. (Answer, live with what is there or potentially a corneal graft) 6. Other reasons take up minor percentages: some have mental conditions which don't allow them to make an informed consent, some have auto-immune diseases that make them too risky to treat, some have other eye diseases that make laser unviable. And ultimately, there are some patients who don't want to entertain the risks and / or are not motivated enough to want the risk treatment. In answer to 20/20 restoration. It is not only the corneas which 'sees'. You have the eye, nerves and brain to deal with. Older people are susceptible to AMD, when the macula starts to die, the light cannot be processed and forwarded onto the brain. Likewise, if there is nerve or muscle damage from an early age 'lazy eye', 'strabismus' and the like, the person simply does not have the potential to reach 20/20. Hope this provides a few answers to a fairly broad question.

Answer 3

I work for an Ophthalmologist and we have had no bad cases. There have been 1 case where the patient was more sensitive to a little pain and her contact lense bandage came out and had to come in for an emergency to get a new one. Otherwise. EVERY case has been successful to some degree. Some people have had 15 years of no glasses. Some a couple of years and then just readers. We have some info on our website. You can also call your local eye doctor and ask questions. If they don't have someone that can answer your questions DON'T GO THERE. Find a doctor with experience and ask questions. They usually will answer questions for free and may even give you an evaluation for free or a small fee. That would help you know if you are a likely canidate. Several of our employees have had it done and they are very happy as well.

Answer 4

Although I have heard nothing but praise for the newer proceedure. There are always risks. These would be explained to you prior to the proceedure. But include things like infection, worse vision etc. However, I did just read something on it that said that with enough time, the surgery may in fact cause blindness. But the article wasn't complete and didn't present any "facts", so it may have been wrong. 2 of my brothers have had the surgery, one had 20-400 vision prior to and 20-10 vision afterwords. That was 10 years ago, and he is still very happy. The other brother had better vision to start, but still needed glasses, he now has 20-20 vision. You are doing the right thing, ask lot's of questions before any type of proceedure. Talk to eye docs that don't offer the surgery for their opinion. Ask your regular MD what he thinks, and form your own opinion.
Good luck

Answer 5

I had laser vision correction, and no 'bad' experience. Unless you consider a waste of money bad. My eyes have healed right back to the way they were before the expensive surgery in about 3 years. If you get the surgery, go with a clinic that offers a lifetime guarantee, and will perform the future corrections at the same location that you get the original surgery. If anyone wants you to leave the country for the surgery or the corrections, it is not safe, and a scam.

Answer 6

Most people believe that once they are diagnosed with some vision problem and start wearing eye glasses or contact lenses to correct them, they will have to do so for life in order to see better. Those who want a permanent solution to improve eyesight typically resort to Lasik or other corrective eye surgeries. But you you can also improve your vision without surgery and can see perfectly well without using eyeglasses or contact lenses. You can check here to know how https://tr.im/3e16f

Answer 7

It depends on your age. If you are under 22 don't bother. Your eyes haven't stopped changing. If you are over 22 and have a script of 3 diopters per eye or more go for it. If you don't need that much correction then it really is better to stay with contact lenses or glasses.

Answer 8

i had Lasiks and no bad experience here. It was great. No regrets. Procedure only took about 10 min or less. Now i see perfectly.
You have to be over age 18 and have a stable rx for at least 1 year.