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95% success rate is actually a bit lower than I realized, and is somewhat scary.

• nwah1 1y ago
  But that doesn't mean 5% of the people walk out of the procedure completely blinded. In many cases, failed surgery just means having to go again.
• Jonovono 1y ago
  And the ones that have a bad time, have a really bad time, to the point of suicide in cases. Not sure if I would risk it if I didn't have 20/15 vision tbh
  • pantulis 1y ago
    You will risk it, eventually. Cataracts appear and get worse to the point of you becoming blind.
    • Jonovono 1y ago
      I suppose in that case, possibly. I more mean for people that are doing it for cosmetic reasons (not to wear contacts)
      • pantulis 1y ago
        Oh, hard agree on that!
      • eloisant 1y ago
        You're thinking about Lasik, this is different from cataract surgery.
• searine 1y ago
  That success rate tracks with most common types of surgery, there are always edge cases. The exception is back surgery, and the odds get worse and worse if revisions are necessary.