LASIK is new and there is no long-term experience.
Fact: The technology on which LASIK lies is over 50 years old and laser vision correction itselfs has been around for 15 years. Millions of people has had it done with very small number of serious implications.
LASIK isn't really surgery.
Fact:Laser eye surgery is one of the most delicate types of surgery known today. Excellent surgical skills are most needed for the doctors.
After you have had LASIK done your eyes never change.
Fact:Your eyes rarely revert back to the way they where. You usually have to have had prescription glasses prior to getting LASIK done to ensure that your vision will not change dramatically.
All patiens have glares and haloes post operatively.
Fact:If the surgery is done correctly glares and haloes are uncommon.
Dry eyes are temporary after LASIK.
Fact:Dryness of the eyes afterLASIK surgery is common and usually temporary. Although most people will only experience it mildly. PRK causes severy less dryer eyes.
A surgeon is more likely to succeed the more cases he has done.
Fact: Experience is valuable, but after the learning curve of 400-500 cases quality is more important than quantity.
All lasers are the same.
There are advantages to all different types of lasers that are used in LASIK and laser eye surgery. There are some types which have vast advantages over others and this is why cost of treatment varies.
Lasik is a painful procedure.
Since the LASIK surgery is done while the patient is concious many are worried that the procedure will be painful, but patients are given a mild sedative and numbing drops into the eyes to ensure they remain comfortable.
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