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Is LASIK Safe?

April 26, 2017Lasik lasik eye surgery safe

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Is LASIK Safe?

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In the hands of an experienced surgeon LASIK is a safe procedure. It has been performed since the early 1990’s and has an almost decade long track record of apparent clinical stability.

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Today’s state-of-the-art lasers are approved by the FDA for treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. More than one million procedures have been performed using VISX lasers in the United States. Less than one percent of patients have experienced any kind of serious vision-threatening complications. Although we cannot offer any guarantees on your results, we can tell you that 98% of our patients have 20/25 vision or better following surgery with no complications. If you examine the experience and track record of Dr. Manrique and our practice, we feel you will have no problem trusting your eyes to us.

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LASIK has an excellent safety record. The chance of complications is approximately 1-2%, including significant under correction, overcorrection, flap problems and rarely, infection. Most of these complications did not cause a loss of final best-corrected vision.

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As with any surgery, there are risks involved in LASIK. Studies show that minor complications are between 3% and 5%. More serious complications are involved in less than 1% of all cases. The excimer laser used in LASIK surgery was first approved by the FDA in 1995.

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We can tell you that 99% of our patients achieve vision within 2 lines of 20/20. If you examine the experience and track record of our surgeon and our practice, we feel you will have no problem trusting your eyes to us. Dr. Kelly has performed more than 10,000 successful LASIK procedures.