For all those who had a lasik procedure done would you recommend it? is there any side effect?Malcom
If the myopia is low to moderate (i.e. -7 D or less), then 96% patients achieve uncorrected visual acuities better than 20/40, however only 72% of patients achieve vision equal to or better than 20/20. As mentioned earlier, more people achieve 20/20 vision with wavefront-guided treatment. If the myopia is high (i.e. more than -7 D ), then 89% patients achieve uncorrected visual acuities better than 20/40, however only 48% of patients achieve vision equal to or better than 20/20. Note that the uncorrected vision results in high myopes is not as good as in low myopes (FDA data). LASIK and surface ablation have largely similar vision outcomes. Therefore, most - but not all - people will have 20/20 vision after LASIK without glasses. Some people will not be able to "get rid of glasses" to see 20/20. Taken together, this means that LASIK will almost certainly reduce your dependence on glasses and contact lenses, however, there is no certainty and there can be no guarantee that you will be able to achieve perfect vision without glasses. You have 90 to 95% chance of passing the vision test to get a drivers license without glasses (i.e 20/40 vision) and therefore 90 to 95% chance that you will be able to legally drive without glasses after LASIK. Our recommendation, however, is that you drive with the best vision that your eyes are capable of achieving. Serious complications from refractive surgery are rare, as evidenced by the low rate of loss of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity. However, before undergoing any refractive procedure, you should carefully weigh the risks and benefits based on your own personal value system, and try to avoid being influenced by friends that have had the procedure or doctors encouraging you to do so. Remember that, even though rare, complications do occur.
Jonas
have you had the exam by the opthamologist yet? if he/she gave you the go ahead you better ask questions because with the lasik procedure there are about 5 or 6 different levels of correction by the way... also only one eye is actually corrected (binocular effect)... if your eyes are nearsighted (distance) you will not need glasses but if you could read without glasses before you will need glasses to read now (surprise!)... same goes if your eyes are astigmatic... plus for the first month you may be freaked out by the halos and fog effect 24/7... best bet is to try the no line progressive lenses which let you read, browse on the PC, see in the distance and see every focal point in between 20/20... if you're like most people who go for the no wearing glasses or contacts approach by way of lasik, be prepared to sign a waiver that points out that the eye surgeon will not be responsible for any boo boos'... they happen 5-10% of the time... this procedure is not fool proof... sign off or you could possibly have vision problems or even end up blind... check it out big time before you decide or else you may be shopping for a walking stick or seeing eye dog... good luck to you~~~
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