What are the risks of LASIK eye surgery?
Patients should understand that LASIK eye surgery is a surgical procedure and like all surgical procedures, carries the potential for complications. Approximately one million laser vision procedures are performed each year. LASIK is now one of the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States. To date, no long-term consequences have been attributed to LASIK. Most complications resolve within several months and do not result in long-term interference with vision. The overall complication rate with LASIK has been demonstrated to diminish with surgeon experience. Numerous studies from around the world have carefully looked at the long-term effects of LASIK eye surgery. In the hands of experienced surgeons, complications occur in less than 1 percent of patients. No patient treated at Eye Doctors of Washington has ever experienced a substantial long-term vision loss that prevented the ability to perform tasks such as driving. For a complete list of possible complications,
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