Why Lasik Surgery Is Very Safe

Thinking about eye surgery using a Lasik procedure is a big step

, and many people are a little hesitant to ask the questions that they have. The Lasik procedure, though widely talked about, is not discussed in detail, and people tend to fear the unknown. This article addresses some of the more commonly held fears, and talks about the experience for the vast majority of people that undergo a Lasik procedure.

In both Lasik surgery and all other kinds of operations, a common fear is about the pain during and after the operation. But a Lasik surgery is almost painless. Before the Lasik surgery is performed the eye will be applied with numbing drops. You will also be provided with a mild sedative to relax you and make you comfortable. So even though there can be a small pressure to the eye, you will not feel any pain.

The surgeon does use a laser in the eye to help reshape the cornea during the Lasik procedure. Many folks are worried about the laser being shone directly into the eye, or that they might look away and, due to this, develop a serious complication with their eyes and the Lasik laser beam effects. In actuality, the laser is only active for ten to fifteen seconds for each eye, and the Lasik machine has a tracking system that allows the beam to be on only when the eye is in the correct position.

Another common fear is the fear of "the scalpel". All the eye surgeries use either a very small microkeratome blade or the laser itself to create the flap that is needed to perform the laser operation. So there is no reason the fear about a scalpel, because it is actually not used.

There are many horror stories when it comes to operations. So it is natural to wonder if there is any risk; like going blind. But according to the government statistics created by the FDA, there has never been reported any case of blindness due to a Lasik surgery.

The reality is that the risk of major permanent complication less than one percent. And if we include the minor complications too (like light halos) the risk is less than 3 percent totally. It is only a very few rare cases where a Lasik surgery will not improve the vision.

If you are afraid about the fact that you are awake and you are having your eyes open during the surgery, then remember that you will have been given a mild sedative and your eyes will have been dripped with numbing drops.

Is it more the thought about the Lasik physician's hand close to the eye that bothers you? Then just think about that your eyes will be applied with drops that make your vision black out for the ten to fifteen seconds the operation takes.

by: Martin Elmer.

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