18 Apr Pros and Cons of LASIK

Although LASIK has been around for decades, people still have to weigh the pros and cons before going ahead with the surgery. One prominent thing could dissuade people who are interested in it from getting it – the most important LASIK candidacy factors. Simply put, not everyone will be able to have the surgery. The reasons, as the link shows, include having too strong a case of nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism.

Pro: It’s a Very Fast Surgery

When you compare it to other surgeries involving things that play a large part of your senses, a 10-minute surgery is astonishing. You’ll be surprised at how quickly things go, even when you’re spending some of the time with your eyes pinned open. As a result, you’ll feel relief that you’re out of the operating room as soon as you are. Since your eyes will be open the entire time, too, you won’t have to worry about that post-anesthesia nausea that some people have when they are put under.

Con: There Are Some Possible Risks

Yes, LASIK has been around for a long time, but that doesn’t mean that it’s completely perfect. Some people do have some side effects. Even if they didn’t have dry eye before, some people can have it for roughly three months. Dry eye is when your eyes can’t produce tears, which then leads to them feeling grainy. Other things include having hazy vision, nighttime glare (which can make driving at night dangerous.

Pro: You Won’t Need Glasses or Contacts

This is one of the main reasons that people have LASIK surgery in the first place. They may have grown tired of having to wear glasses or having to rinse their contacts …. and forget about when they happen to drop them. Having this procedure means no more having to crawl around on the floor in an effort to find a missing contact. Plus, some people have never become used to the idea of touching their eyeball no matter how many times they have inserted contacts before.

Con: You Can Injure the Flaps Years Later

Here’s an annoying part of the surgery. When the eye doctor peels back the flap, it doesn’t entirely heal. That means that you’ll have a part of your eye that can get hurt even years after the procedure. While you have to be especially careful to not rub your eyes right after the procedure, you could wind up with an injury like having a fingernail inadvertently hitting it. You could also wind up having to have the surgery again at some point.

Make sure that you prepare for it by having a friend or family member take you to the office, since you won’t be able to see anything clearly afterward. Just relax and follow the doctor’s instructions  on recovery. Then you’ll enjoy the results.

This post isn’t meant to scare you. It’s just intended to tell you everything you need to consider. It wouldn’t be ethical for any eye doctor to not tell you about any risks. Once you’ve weighed the pros and cons of LASIK, you can talk with both experts and your family about whether you still want to go ahead and have the surgery. By doing the research, you’ll give yourself the chance to make the most informed decision. Then you’ll truly be seeing things clearly.

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Last Updated on April 18, 2024 by Marie Benz MD FAAD