
Is laser vision correction really dangerous with complications up to blindness? Are there any guarantees? What are the statistics?
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Answer 1
March, 2021Hello! Modern surgical techniques, proven technology over the years, as well as a thorough preoperative examination of the patient using modern equipment made it possible to minimize the risk of developing any complications during and after laser correction up to 1%. Much depends on the patient's own adherence to the postoperative regimen prescribed by the ophthalmologist, which also includes regular postoperative examinations aimed at monitoring the patient's condition and providing timely assistance when needed.
Answer 2
March, 2021Good afternoon, we don't know a single blind person after correction, but thousands of those who see 100% and 120% have seen! )))
The decision to carry out the correction must be made together with the doctor who will conduct a thorough examination. Be healthy!
Answer 3
March, 2021Yes. My close relative is an eye surgeon. She categorically discourages all relatives, and she has been wearing glasses all her life.
All my friends and acquaintances who have done laser correction now have to "fix" their eyes again and again. Some have very serious complications. For example, a friend has black dots in front of her eyes for the last year. And they are not removed in any way, by any laser. 8 years have passed since the correction. Doctors shrug their shoulders.
Go to any clinic where eye surgery is performed with a laser - look at the staff. All with glasses. I checked in several clinics.
And remember - whatever they say about the official statistics, this is a lie. Because laser correction is a business, doctors make money. In fact, the side effects are darkness. Take, for example, E. Muldashev - he has been operating on his eyes all his life, and he himself wears glasses. In general, think about it.
Answer 4
March, 2021Maybe. But the guarantee of this is extremely low, literally 1% - 1.5%. Most complications arise not due to the procedure itself, but for example due to eye injuries, non-compliance with the recommendations of doctors, age-related changes in accommodation, general immune diseases, hormonal jump during pregnancy, severe eye diseases.
(U I was made by three friends, no one has complained yet, everyone is happy)