Are you experiencing eye problems like hyperopia, astigmatism or Myopia? You may want to consider laser eye surgery or LASIK, which is a type of refractive surgical treatment performed by ophthalmologists in correcting these vision quandaries. The process may be carried out with photorefractive keratectomy for the reason that it needs less time for patients to recover and the patients as well feel less soreness and pain. However, before undergoing this procedure it’s important for you to learn about the laser eye surgery risks.
Prior to performing the operation, there are some essential preparations during the preoperative period. The operation calls for forming a thin flap on your eye, then it would be folded to allow remodeling or modification of the tissue underneath with a laser. After which, the flap will be repositioned and your eye will be left to heal during the postoperative term. If you are wearing soft contact lenses, you will be mandated to stop wearing them for about five to twenty one days prior to the surgery period.
The laser eye surgery is performed while you are mobile and awake. If there will be a need, you may be given with anesthetic eye drops or a mild sedative. After the surgery, you will be prescribed with anti-inflammatory eye drops and antibiotics. You must take them for some weeks following your eye surgery. You will be instructed to sleep more hours than usual and will also be given with dark pair of eye shields to protect your eyes from bright lights while goggles will be provided to prevent you from rubbing your eyes unconsciously during sleep.
Though, studies have proven that the satisfaction of patients who have undergone LASIK ranges between 92% to 98%, you should still gain knowledge of the laser eye surgery risks to have full understanding of the procedure. This is because some of the patients with unlikely results from laser eye operations report a critically reduced quality of life brought about by vision predicaments. This led to the creation of discussion forums and websites by patients who are suffering from LASIK complications to inform the public about the laser eye surgery’s danger.
Subconjunctival hemorrhage is one of the most common complications of eye surgery. “Dry eyes” on the other hand, is also a usual side effect from refractive surgery. Because of the alarming increase on the occurrence of dry eyes, a patient will have to undergo appropriate preoperative and post operative examination and evaluation to treat this problem. Patients may also experience other complications such as double vision, ghosting, halos, foggy sight and glare.
These are some of the commonly reported laser eye surgery risks and complications: surgery induced dry eyes, visual acuity fluctuation, overcorrection or under-correction, wrinkles in the flap, light sensitivity, not properly centered ablation, induced astigmatism, floaters, buttonhole flap, growth under flap, epithelium erosion, macular hole, posterior vitreous detachment and corneal ectasia.
If you are serious about undergoing laser eye surgery, you must recognize that LASIK is only approved by the FDA for people age 18 years and older. Furthermore, your eyes must be in stable condition and health for about two years before the operation.