TOP 10 REASONS NOT TO HAVE LASIK

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There are many reasons not to have LASIK. Get the facts before you place your vision at risk.

1. LASIK causes dry eye

2. LASIK results in loss of visual quality - loss of contrast sensitivity, night vision problems, multiple images, halos, and starbursts. A published review of data for all FDA-approved lasers showed that six months after LASIK, 17.5 percent of patients reported halos, 19.7 percent reported glare (starbursts), 19.3 percent had night-driving problems and 21 percent complained of eye dryness.

3. The cornea is incapable of complete wound healing after LASIK. Researchers found that the flap heals to only 2.4% of normal tensile strength.

Collagen bands of the cornea provide its form and strength. LASIK severs these collagen bands and thins the cornea, resulting in permanent weakening. The thinner, weaker post-LASIK cornea is more susceptible to forward bulging due to normal intraocular pressure, which may progress to a condition known as keratectasia and corneal failure, requiring corneal transplant.

4. The true rate of LASIK complications is unknown

5. LASIK results in loss of near vision. Nearsighted patients who do not have LASIK retain the ability to see up close naturally after the age of 40 simply by removing their glasses. LASIK patients over the age of 40 may discover they have traded one pair of glasses for another.

6. There are long-term negative consequences of LASIK. LASIK affects the accuracy of intraocular pressure measurements. Vision-threatening glaucoma may go undiagnosed and untreated in patients who have had LASIK surgery.

Calculation of intraocular lens power for cataract surgery is inaccurate after LASIK. This may result in poor vision following cataract surgery and exposes patients to increased risk of repeat surgeries.

Research demonstrates persistent decrease in corneal keratocyte density after LASIK. These cells are vital to the function of the cornea.

7. Bilateral simultaneous LASIK is not in patients best interest. The FDA website warns that having LASIK on both eyes at the same time is riskier than having two separate surgeries.

8. Serious complications of LASIK may emerge later. The medical literature is filled with reports of late onset LASIK complications such as loss of the cornea due to biomechanical instability, vision-threatening infection, inflammation resulting in corneal haze, flap dislocation, and retinal detachment. Complications may emerge weeks, months, or years after seemingly successful LASIK.

9. Rehabilitation options after LASIK are limited. LASIK is irreversible, and treatment options for complications are extremely limited.

10. Safer alternatives to LASIK exist. There is no sound medical reason to risk vision loss from unnecessary surgery. Glasses and contact lenses are the safest alternatives.

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[TheGamingGuardians]

But i hate my glasses and dont want to put contacts on anymore.......

[LASIKComplications]

@TheGamingGuardians Living with glasses and contact lenses is nothing compared to living with LASIK complications. You should visit my website and read some of the patient stories.

[onstaradvisor]

What would you say to me? I've always dreamed of being a state trooper and they have minimum requirements for uncorrected vision that I don't meet- therefore the ONLY way for me to get a job is LASIK.

[LASIKComplications]

@onstaradvisor I think it's absurd that someone would have to risk their eyesight with a harmful, potentially blinding elective surgery in order to get a job. You asked "what would you say to me", and my response is, find a different career -- you only have one pair of eyes. Best regards.

[xfraudbuster]

I think the success rate of 95 percent is probably correct

lots of people got complications because huge numbers of people are having the surgery

up to now, there are 12 millions in the US only, which means more than half a million people are having complications, that's a LOT of pissed off people

I'm amazed that there are no lasik riots so far :-)

i was considering it, but personally, 5 percent chance of eye failure is too much for me

[LASIKComplications]

@xfraudbuster Sorry to disagree. If a patient has 20/40 or better vision at 6 months after LASIK, but suffers from chronic dry eyes & night vision problems, is that a success? (vision tends to regress over time, but LASIK surgeons don't track their patients long-term). The man who was most responsible at the FDA for the approval of LASIK (Morris Waxler, PhD) nows says that the FDA made a huge mistake and is calling for LASIK to be stopped. Watch my other videos and visit my website.

[nmarangos]

a lot of eye doctors still wear glasses and contacts...that tells me a lot by itself

[miaxstar]

point 4: that's a LIE, regardless of having LASIK or not, you would still get presbyopia, also LASIKcomplications, how do we know your not the ceo of acuvue or essilor trying to persuade px to stick with glasses/contacts hah! I'm surprised people haven't considered the fact that contact lenses have more complications (but lenses are still good!) and before you lecture me not to have LASIK im an emmetrope with 6/4 va, have a nice day

[madtownband]

I've had Lasik twice, and still wear glasses. That should tell people something.

[FarziGuerra]

just had it done last week

[amsajs]

I am definitely against and do not approve of LASIK surgery under any circumstance.

[LASIKComplications]

@EsaRubiaEsBoricana The LASIK flap never fully heals. It can be accicentally dislodged for the remainder of a patient's life. The body of medical literature contains countless reports of flap dislocations several years after LASIK. I have devoted an entire webpage to the non-healing of LASIK flaps on my website.  You'll find a link to my website on my channel. I also have a YouTube video that explains why LASIK flaps don't heal.