subject: Known risks and side effects of Laser Eye Treatment [print this page] Known risks and side effects of Laser Eye Treatment
All transactions are side effects associated with a number of known and LASIK surgery is no exception, and the known side effects of LASIK are well documented and studied and are generally considered minimal, with many of them in their recovery within six months without further treatment .
A side effect of this operation is considered the body's response to the surgical outcome, not related to a possible errorSurgery>. In general, it is very important to be aware of all the known side effects of LASIK, when this procedure, LASIK, some of these side effects:
Halos or starbursts
These concern the patient's night vision, as set out in the night, if all the bright lights and are characterized by blurred images with circles radiating from the center. Untreated, can the person to stop driving at night. Although often recover within twoMonths, glasses or additional surgery may be necessary to correct the halo effect at times. Halos are one of the most common side effects of LASIK and have a greater tendency to develop if a patient had a condition before the operation, in which students are much larger than seven millimeters in the dark when there are complications flap during surgery, or if one person all the problems of recovery from the surgery.
Sensitivity Light
While this is the most common side effects of LASIK known, this condition usually disappears after the first few days after the operation.
Visual regression
This condition is characterized by visual turbidity and loss of visual clarity and occurs more frequently in patients who had hormone therapy before LASIK surgery. This condition usually heals within the first three months afterSurgery>.
Dry eye
This condition is one of the most common known side effects of LASIK and is typified by dry, itchy eyes and other symptoms that may be associated with this condition, redness, irritability, or feeling which marked a foreign object or dust eyes. This condition usually disappears during the first three months after the operation and lubrication of the eyes may result in treatment with dropsMeanwhile.
Do not let the known side effects of LASIK scare you away from this process, because the operation is very safe especially if you select a LASIK doctor with much experience.