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The complication risk of modern LASIK is actually nearly identical to wearing contacts every day.
by grinich 10y ago
The complication risk of modern LASIK is actually nearly identical to wearing contacts every day.
- gambiting 10y agoSure. But halos seem pretty common - every person I know who got LASIK done in the past 10 years experiences got them to some extent, my dad almost had a nervous breakdown because for the first year after the surgery the halos were so bad he couldn't really drive at night - they sort of faded away with time but he said they were always there and in hindsight, he wouldn't have selected surgery.
- JumpCrisscross 10y agoEither of you have sources on these frequencies?
- gambiting 10y agoI would be a bit difficult to give source on my personal friends and my dad, it's an anecdote :P Treat it like everything on the internet said by a random person - with caution. Just because everyone I know who got LASIK done has halos doesn't mean it's commonplace - could be just a coincidence.
- grinich 10y agoFindings from the Casey Eye Institute: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/casey-eye/clinical-services/laser-vision-correction/lasikvscontacts.cfm http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/casey-eye/clinical-se... It's also worth noting that LASIK has improved drastically over the past 10 years. Bladeless procedures, wavefront imaging, femtosecond lasers, etc. http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologytimes/news/looking-back-and-ahead-lasik-s-potential http://ophthalmologytimes.modernmedicine.com/ophthalmologyti...
- wuschel 10y agoWas is a particular technique or doctor? Just wondering re the quality of treatment.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoThis was on HN some months ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13024352 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13024352
- dotancohen 10y ago> every person I know who got LASIK done in the past 10 years experiences got them to some extent Were they all treated at the same local clinic perchance? The problem might be with the clinic or doctor.
- gambiting 10y agoNope - in fact, they weren't even done in the same country.
- phil21 10y agoCertainly a risk. This is one of those areas where watching the latest tech development is worthwhile, as it's moving rapidly. I got a laser-only procedure done about 5 years ago now, and it's been the best decision of my life. I had halos for about 6-12mo, but I also had minor halos before the surgery too - so I really haven't noticed much of a difference. One thing you should either really really do, or really really don't do (I still can't decide) is walk the Vegas strip at night the day after surgery like I did. You will have major halos/starbursts at that point, and it's the closest to a random private laser show as I've ever gotten in life. I suppose drugs may be less risky and cheaper though...
- creshal 10y agoAnd that's why I wear glasses.