What are the advantages and disadvantages of laser eye surgery?
Advantages: Being able to see well without having to wear glasses or contacts Improved appearance Greater choices in sunglasses styles Not having to worry about losing or breaking glasses No worries about having to buy expensive cleaning solutions for contacts or new contacts every few months Disadvantages: Expensive. The greater the correction, the higher the cost Not everybody can benefit from it. Those with thin corneas or large pupils are considered to be poor candidates for it Bad night vision. Many people complain about the halo effect or seeing star bursts around lights Dry eyes. It can be permanent in some people Overcorrection or undercorrection Results often don’t last and for older people, they likely will need glasses again It permanently weakens the cornea and increases its risk for rupture I personally have decided not to get it. At my age, I would only be swapping one problem for another and I would never completely be free from glasses.
