Worried about undergoing laser eye surgery? This article will
help you understand the risks involved.
The Risks Of LASIK Eye Surgery
By
Tim Gorman
As with any surgical procedures, there are benefits as well
as possible risks of LASIK eye surgery done to your eyesight. You should
therefore, carefully consider all the aspects of the risks of LASIK eye surgery,
before making a decision.
To make this informed decision, you’ll need to learn the
facts about LASIK eye surgery. You’ll have to understand how the eye works and
learn pertinent details about the cornea. After which, you should take time to
look for a good eye surgeon. One way to minimize the risks of LASIK eye surgery
is to have a skilled and experienced eye surgeon, as this is a surgeon dependent
procedure.
What is LASIK? LASIK is the acronym for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis
and is laser eye surgical technique permanently corrects vision. This procedure
works best on people who have the following conditions, from moderate to high
degrees of myopia (nearsightedness), low to moderate degrees of hyperopia
(farsightedness) and astigmatism associated with myopia, and have thick corneas.
People with normal eye sight see objects clearly, for the lights and shadows
these cast are brought into a focus point by the cornea and lens of the eye.
Ideally, the cornea’s curvature is evenly matched to its length in a normal eye.
But people with astigmatism, myopia or hyperopia, have irregularly shaped
corneas, so the objects seen are blurred or distorted.
LASIK aims to change the shape of the corneas by a precise removal of corneal
tissue, and by doing so correct the eyes’ focusing power. What are the risks of
LASIK eye surgery?
Risks of LASIK eye surgery One of the palpable risks of LASIK eye surgery is
totally losing your vision. This could happen if you were misdiagnosed and
shouldn’t have had the eye surgery in the first place because you had a serious
medical condition. For instance, you could be pregnant, or have cataracts,
arthritis, diabetes, glaucoma, and lupus and still undertook the procedure.
Another one of the serious risks of LASIK eye surgery is you’ll lose acuity,
because you had large pupils, and extremely poor eyesight.
Do you have dry eye syndrome? One of the risks of LASIK eye surgery, is it
will aggravate this condition.
One of the risks of LASIK eye surgery is you’ll permanently suffer from
seeing ghost images, have fuzzy vision and diminished contrast.
FDA has approved the use of LASIK laser eye surgery procedure since 1998.
While there are a lot of satisfied patients, there are still no long term
studies about its effects. Understand the limitations and the risks of LASIK eye
surgery, to help you get the best out of the procedure.
Tim Gorman is a successful webmaster and publisher of Vision-Doctor.com an
online website that offers discounts on contact lenses, eyeglasses, sunglasses
and free information on
LASIK eye surgery procedures that you can view in the privacy of your own
home.
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