LASIK Surgery

Choosing the best LASIK surgeon - the one who is fully experienced with LASIK procedure and its technology - is not a guarantee of 100% success in LASIK surgery. Recent research on complications of LASIK surgery shows that less than 1% of LASIK patients experience serious side effects or complications from the surgery performed by experienced and competent refractive eye surgeon.

However, the risks and complications may increase if you undergo LASIK eye surgery with a less experienced eye surgeon. That is why choosing the right LASIK surgeon is important in determining the success of surgery.

Many of the complications are just temporary problems and decrease as time goes by, while some patients may experience permanent complications, but most of the permanent problems can be resolved through enhancement surgery (second LASIK procedure or touch-up). If you have heard that LASIK can cause a permanent vision loss, actually it is a very rare problem as a result of this procedure.

The following are list of complications that may occur after the LASIK procedure:

1. Undercorrection and Overcorrection
Undercorrection is a result of not enough corneal tissue is removed during the surgery, while contrary to undercorrection, too much tissue removed during the LASIK procedure may caused an overcorrection result. Undercorrection is more common than overcorrection in any refractive surgery. Both problems are often temporary and decreases as the cornea stabilizes, but sometimes can be permanent. However, enchancement surgery may likely resolve permanent undercorrection or overcorrection, while temporary conditions of undercorrection and overcorrection can be treated with glasses or temporary contact lenses until they resolve.

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