In Los Angeles, LASIK is a common procedure, but not all doctors may warn you of the potential dangers of the surgery.
99% of the time, LASIK surgeries go perfectly well, and there are no problems. However, as with any surgery or procedure, adverse effects can and do happen occasionally. These are a few of the things that may happen:
- Some patients do not receive improved vision. In a few cases, performance on the eye chart may be affected by the surgery.
- Some patients develop odd visual impairments. Some patients develop glare, halos around objects, or double vision that can seriously affect vision at night. Much of the time if this happens, it cannot be corrected.
- Some patients may get really bad dry eye syndrome. Sometimes the surgery impairs the ability of the eye to keep itself moist, causing discomfort or impaired vision, necessitating artificial tears or other form of treatment permanently.
- Results might not be as good in patients with very large refractive errors or problems. If you’re severely impaired this way, you still may need glasses or contacts after surgery. Discuss this with your doctor to see to what degree you may improve.
- Long-term data just isn’t there. The first LASIK surgery was in 1998 (just 11 years ago), so long-term effects just aren’t known yet.
Make sure you know all the risks before undergoing any medical procedure. As with any medical procedure, you may want to consult with more than one doctor before proceeding. Always put in the due diligence and take the time to make the decision you feel is best.
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