What are the side effects of LASIK eye surgery?
Side effects of LASIK surgery may include dry eyes, corneal scarring, corneal edema, persistent eye pain, glares, halos, and decreased night vision. » top What results can I expect from laser eye surgery? The Eye Surgery Education Council reports that more than 90 percent of patients who undergo LASIK surgery experience 20/40 post-surgery vision (the minimum standard for driving a car or playing a sport without corrective eyewear), while 56 percent of LASIK patients find that their vision has been improved to 20/20. LASIK laser eye surgery will not prevent degenerative eye diseases (such as presbyopia or macular degeneration), but its results are permanent. » top Am I a candidate for LASIK Surgery? If you can answer “yes” to any of the following, LASIK might be right for you: · Are you 21 years of age or older? · Has your glasses prescription been stable for one year or more? · Do you have -1.00 to 11.00 diopters of myopia, up to +5.00 diopters of farsightedness, or astigmatism up to 5
