How good is lasik surgery? are there any longterm effects?Callie
the long term effects are you can see better
Adelaida
I used to work at a Lasik place. It is a very safe procedure and usually almost all of the patients have a great outcome. The outcome usually depends on the strength of your RX for your glasses. If you have a very high prescription, you might have to go back and have an enhancement (another surgery). Also you could have a higher risk of complications. This is usually only if you have a REALLY HIGH RX. It really is a life changing experience for the people that have had it done. I would say 99 percent of the people that I have seen in the office were very happy with their results. It is a very quick and non-invasive procedure and is almost painless because they give you numbing drops for your eyes. I say go for it!!!!!!! You will be glad you did. Just do some research about the place you choose and the physician, and ask them how many procedures they have done. The prices are very reasonable because of the competition. Lasik will work for a long time. The only thing is that as we age, our eyes change. Most of the time this happens in your 40's and 50's.....Lasik or not. You will most likely still need to have reading glasses at some point but will still have the distance vision. The place that you choose will explain this more in depth to you. Good luck.
Jocelyn
It worked well for both my husband and daughter. They are delighted that they can see the clock on the wall without glasses!!They had the better, more expensive, two-laser procedure. (The other procedure involves making a flap in each cornea with a thin metal cutter, then shaping the cornea with a laser. In the two-laser procedure, both the flap and shaping are performed using a laser).Long term effects are that some people (not all) get a halo effect around lights, and, since most people require bifocals in their 50's-60's --because people tend to become more farsighted as they age, -- you may have to get bifocals at an earlier age (40's) if you want to see close objects clearly.
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