Would you recommend having lasik surgery to fix my vision?
BusyBuddy asked:
I’ve been wondering about getting my eyes fixed through the procedure lasik surgery, but I read really scar things on the internet and I am scared to take the chance. What do u think?
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I’ve been wondering about getting my eyes fixed through the procedure lasik surgery, but I read really scar things on the internet and I am scared to take the chance. What do u think?
June 1st, 2009 at 9:24 pm
If the doctor is trying to sell you an expensive operation - keep well away from it
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:36 am
Put it this way. You have only the two eyes you were born with and you will never grow any more. The chance that wearing glasses will cause permanent damage to your eyesight is virtually zero. Even contact lenses are less risky than surgery. Trust me, I’m a doctor.
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:50 am
I had Lasik eye surgery done after wearing glasses for 16 years. It has been perfect for me. I have had no changes. Of course, as I age, I expect changes. I also co-manage refractive surgery and have seen hundreds of successful patients. It doesn’t hurt, generally. There is a bit of pressure, but no real pain if you have LASIK. The PRK version (where no flap is cut) is a little more uncomfortable for the first few days following the procedure. I’ve seen several people who said they were in some pain, but healed just fine. I used to wear both glasses and contact lenses. I had LASIK done and it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. I can see clearly, no squinting, no driving with glasses anymore. I can read road signs, see the individual leaves in the trees (they’re not just a blurry mess anymore). It’s also nice to be able to see what time it is when I wake up. The procedure is painless (although a bit uncomfortable) but takes less than 15 minutes. Highly recommended.
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June 4th, 2009 at 9:50 am
The answer to your question would depend on not only if lasik surgery would be a correction for your type of vision problem (it does not correct astigmatism for example) AND the competence of the doctor that would be doing the surgery. You would have to very carefully look into the success rate of the optometric doctor you choose. Overall however, I have seen many successes with this surgery but have also seen cases where the procedure did not further damage the vision but simply did not correct it well enough. In my experience, the success rate was much higher.