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eLearning Series:
Lasik Eye Surgery Questions & Answers
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in this series )
When
Lasik Eye Surgery Goes Wrong
While
lasik eye surgery is the preferred form of eye surgery,
there are risks involved. Knowing these risks
before having the surgery is essential. You need to understand
what you are getting yourself into before you do it. Knowing
the risks will help you make an informed and educated decision
about having surgery done on your eyes.
An investigation by “Health Which?” in the United Kingdom,
has learned that most doctors can perform the procedure after
only a couple days of training. They don’t even need any kind
of certification. Given this information, you would think that
there would be bigger risks and side effects involved.
One
side effect is corneal ectasia. This is when fluid pressure
builds up on the eye. The only fix for this is to have a corneal
transplant. Imagine that, you go in to the doctor to have him
simply reshape your eye so you can see better, and then you
end up having to have a transplant. However, most doctors forget
to mention this possible outcome when talking with you about
lasik.
Some people go through all the pain and suffering and costs
of surgery to have another complication. Some people
come out of surgery losing their sight completely. Imagine going to
a doctor to fix a minor problem and ending up with a worse
problem. This is another thing they fail to mention when consulting
you.
Some patients also experience some other minor complications.
Some people develop a glare in their vision. There
also have been cases of seeing halos. There is also the risk
of developing
double vision as a result of surgery. All these effects can
seriously impair your ability to function normally. You went
to the doctor to repair the natural damage to your eyes, and
now the problem is worse. Most of these complications can not
be fixed with glasses, contact lenses, or more surgery. Consider
this before trusting someone who only took a class for a few
days to shine a laser in your eye.
Another thing to consider is that one major and common
side effect of lasik eye surgery is severe dry eye syndrome. One
of the effects of the surgery is that you may not be able to
produce enough tears to keep the eyes moist and comfortable.
This causes major discomfort and is not healthy for the eye.
It can also caused diminished vision or reduce vision quality
due to blurriness. This may be treated with eye drops and plugs.
For some the effect is permanent.
One last thing to think of when getting this surgery: It
does not work for everyone. Although everyone wants to come out
of surgery with 20/20 vision, the truth is that not everyone
will walk away with perfect vision. In fact there is a risk
that the surgery will have little to no effect on your vision.
It may only make a slight improvement. You may still have to
wear glasses even if you had a weak prescription to begin with.
Also, please remember that if
you are farsighted, there is a big chance that the surgery
may diminish with age. So if
you are getting this done at a young age, you may have to get
glasses again in the future. You may be able to get the surgery
in the future, but that is an expensive thing to have done
every couple years.
Lasik is a fairly new procedure. It was not approved by the
Food and Drug Administration for use until 1998. Experts are
still not sure of the long term effects of this surgery or
its side effects. Keep all this in mind when considering Lasik
surgery. Do your homework. Look for doctors who have done a
lot of lasik procedures. Check their track record. Ask them
if they have any patients you can contact to ask them questions
the doctor won’t answer. Don’t base your decision on the cost,
base it on experience. These are your eyes they will be cutting
on. Keep that in mind when choosing a doctor. Also beware of
any place that offers perfect vision or your money back. This
is medicine not business-there are no guarantees. If a doctor
tells you otherwise, it’s time to find another doctor.
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