“Is LASIK eye surgery risky?”

All surgery can have complications.

With any type of surgery, there are always risks. From my research, complications are rare, although some problems can occur. These include eye pain or discomfort, hazy, foggy or blurry vision, scratchiness, dryness and other symptoms of dry eye, glare, halos (rings) or starbursts around lights, double vision, decreased ability to see in low light, light sensitivity, and small pink or red patches of blood on the white of the eye that go away over time. Many of these side effects are temporary, but some can be permanent. I would discuss all of your concerns with your refractive surgeon/ophthalmologist and find out all of the costs, risks, benefits, and how many complications he or she has seen and what they have done to resolve the problem. As my Father, an optometrist once said as he taught me well, "there is no eraser at the end of a scalpel or a laser."
Good luck and best wishes.

Not typically, but there is always a risk, as in any eye surgery, for infection of retinal detachment. The risk is low. Best Regards, Kenmore Optical 1018 Beacon Street Suite 100 Brookline, MA 02446 www.kenmoreoptical.com (617) 505-6419

LASIK has a very high degree of success if poor candidates are ruled out. Corneal disease, weakness, or genetic defects need to be elucidated to remove potentially bad candidates. A corneal specialist can help prevent poor outcomes. Technically it is very safe due to robotic laser making incisions but a good surgeon is best to perform the manual part. <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

All surgeries carry some risk of complications and side effects, but LASIK is generally considered a safe procedure with a low complication rate.