Lasik Eye Surgery Complications
If you are looking to get rid of your glasses for good, Lasik surgery may be the best way for you to accomplish this goal. With that said, just like any medical procedure, there are numerous risks associated with having Lasik surgery. Therefore, this section is going to discuss a few of these risks so you can be a better informed consumer.
The first Lasik risk is overcorrection. This occurs when the eye surgeon’s efforts lead to an over desired level of correction. In more layman terms, it means that the light that enters the pupils and should be focused on the retina is actually focused on the area behind the retina. If overcorrection occurs, you will have a condition known as farsightedness.
The second potential complication is under correction. Similar to overcorrection, the light that enters the pupil is not properly focused on the retina. In the case of under correction, the light is actually focused in front of the retina. As a result, people who have under correction will usually be nearsighted.
To resolve either overcorrection or under correction, a patient will most likely have to undergo Lasik eye surgery again.
The last potential complication that we will talk about today is corneal haze. This situation occurs as part of the healing process. If fact, the majority (95%) of Lasik patients’ vision will be unaffected. However, the remaining five percent will experience some sort of blurry vision as a result of the corneal haze. For the majority of these patients, the corneal hazing will correct itself.
As we have shown, Lasik eye surgery is not without its risks. With that said, the majority of Lasik patients usually experience no post operative complications. Therefore, if you are considering this surgery, you can rest assured that there is a low probability of complications occurring.
If you would like more information on Lasik, we recommend you take a few minutes and check out the Lasik Dallas Guide.
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