Is it safe to have an eye surgery thru laser?Does it have a high risk of losing !
Question:
Is it safe to have an eye surgery thru laser?Does it have a high risk of losing your eyesight?
Answers:
As with any surgery, there are risks. LASIK is probably one of the safest procedures you could have done. The side-effects to having LASIK performed are safer than the side-effects to most medications on the market today.
I worked in a Ophthalmologist's office where they did LASIK surgery right next door at the Surgical Center and as an optician who works with fitting glasses and contacts, I have lost many patients to the LASIK procedure. They won't be coming to see me anymore to have lost glasses re-ordered or broken glasses fixed or contact lenses ordered. But, these people were THRILLED with the new lease on life that LASIK gave them.
The office that I worked at held monthly free LASIK seminars. You had to call to reserve a seat but these seminars were loaded with information about the procedure, the cost, the risks and then always involved a Power Point presentation and a Q & A session. I'm sure there are offices around the country that do the same thing, especially with the growing popularity of the procedure. Heck, some insurance companies are starting to wise up and have begun to cover it. When you factor in the cost of glasses or contacts for a person throughout their entire life, its actually cheaper to do the LASIK, amazingly enough.
Have your Optometrist recommend a reputable Ophthalmologist in your area or just open up the Yellow pages and start making some phone calls.
Good luck!