Laser eye surgery is widely used nowadays to solve eye problems
, such as correcting vision. The use of lasers in the field of ophthalmology with the guidance of computer really increased the accuracy of the surgery. However, laser eye surgery is not the ultimate solution and like other surgery there are risks to have different kinds of side effect after the laser eye surgery.
If you are one of the patients who are going to undergo laser eye surgery, it is necessary for you to know the risks that related to laser eye surgery. Following are three kinds of the risks that may happen due to the laser eye surgery.
The most serious risk that may occur to the patients who undergo laser eye surgery is the complete loss of vision. Although the possibility of being totally blind is very small, it does happen. What is even worse is that loss of vision caused by laser eye surgery is permanent and even cant be solved by another session of laser eye surgery. You may have never heard this before from eye clinics but it is true. So if you decide to undergo eye laser surgery, youd better choose a well known eye doctor to perform the surgery.
The most commonly happened side effect of laser eye surgery is dry eyes. Although not a serious problem, patient with dry eyes may feel constant irritation or even pain in his eyes. Dry eyes can lead to a slight discoloration of the iris of eyes. In this condition, eye drops are usually recommended to keep eyes moisture.
Many patients also suffer oversensitivity to light after the laser eye surgery. They find themselves difficult in seeing things even if the light is normal or faint. And it is dangerous to drive a car if patients are experiencing light sensitivity.