What exactly are the risks for lasik eye surgery?

Answer 1

Some of the risks of lasik eye surgery: over- or under-treatment the inability to wear contact lenses permanent loss of vision reduction in the quality of vision including the development of glare, halos, and starbursts difficulty with night-driving reduced vision in dim lighting conditions. I'm not sure of the exact statistics, but I think it's less than 1% of people who have serious complications. Upwards of 5% of people have less serious complications, the most common of which can be treated. New World iCare offers a LASIK surgery center with ALLEGRETTO WAVE Eye-Q, a 400 Hz ablation rate makes the Eye-Q one of the fastest lasers in the world and its unique PerfectPulse Technology ensures safety and accuracy in combination with outstanding visual results. For added safety, the laser has an extremely fast eye tracker that can respond to any eye movement in just six milliseconds. Previously, only lower-order aberrations (such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism) could be measured and treated either with Glasses, Contacts or Conventional LASIK treatments. Higher-order aberrations, which often linked to the visual glare and halos that cause night vision problems, earlier could not be corrected and that continued to affect quality of vision. With the advent of Wavefront technology and Customized LASIK, however, New World iCare in Mumbai, India have the diagnostic tools to measure 22,000 unique points along the optical pathway to determine and ultimately correct both lower-order and higher-order aberrations. Using the precision provided by the WavePrint map, Customized LASIK has the potential not only to correct how much you see, but also how well you see. Allegretto WaveLight technology also features a unique approach to corneal sculpting. The normal curvature of a healthy cornea is prolate or higher in the center. Most laser systems flatten centrally to create an oblate cornea. This oblate shape causes spherical aberration, which degrades the quality of vision, especially at night, and often produces glare or halos. The Allegretto laser not only treats the cornea centrally, but also peripherally. The laser uses proprietary monograms to adjust the asphericity of the cornea to perform a prolate ablation based on the anterior curvature readings. This prolate curvature, in part, accounts for the excellent quality of vision during the day and night.

Answer 2

Although LASIK is a fantastic procedure for many, it is not for everyone. To begin with, some people are not good candidates for any type of refractive surgery either due to their occupations, their visual needs, or the health of their body or their eyes. For instance, a 50 year old accountant may prefer to have good near vision and be nearsighted even though their distance vision is blurry.

Also, there are people who have sever dry eyes or other eye problems making LASIK not advisable. There are also a category of people where potential repeated eye trauma, such as boxers, would be better served with a PRK or surface treatment.

There are also corrections which are beyond that which can be repaired with LASIK and these patients may be better served with an ICL or a lens that goes inside the eye.

Finally, LASIK is a surgery, and not everyone is willing to have an elective surgery done due to concerns about risks.

Modern LASIK is best performed with the all laser method to get the safest and best results. This is done using two lasers, first a femtosecond laser to make a flap followed by an excimer laser to complete the vision correction.

It is always best to visit with an experienced refractive surgeon to learn which treatment is best for your particular eyes.

Answer 3

There are some dangers faced when going into any kind of surgery. Lasik eye surgery is, however, a relatively safe procedure compared to most. They take many precautions and ensure you that you will be treated with the best of the best in terms of their advanced technology.

Answer 4

In addition to the normal risks of all surgeries, laser surgery has some unique risks. Laser eye surgery can actually make eyesight worse, and can worsen dry eye conditions. In addition, both under and over corrections are possible, and one may still need eyeglasses or contacts after the surgery.

Answer 5

One risk of lasik eye surgery is that the patient may not achieve perfect vision even after the procedure. While in most cases lasik helps correct the eyesight of the patient, even after treatment additional curse may be necessary such as contact lenses or glasses.

Answer 6

Post-operative complications Undercorrection or overcorrection