Can Lasik make you blind?

Like any surgical procedure, one of the most common questions asked at consultation is - can Laser Eye Surgery make you go blind?

Laser Eye Surgery is one of the safest surgical procedures you can go through, with only around 1 in 1000 procedures resulting in complications. Millions of people have this procedure done every year and experience fantastic improvements to their eyesight with the majority of patients enjoying better than 20/20 vision. It is very rare for a complication to be untreatable, with about 1 in 30,000 complications not being about to be corrected by a Laser Eye Surgeon.

Any surgical procedure, from tooth extraction to having your appendix out carries an element of risk. The odds on becoming blind as a result of having Lasik or Lasek are in the region of 1 in 30 million.

The Final Destination 5 Lasik death scene has come at a time when Laser Eye surgery has become very popular - Laser Eye Surgeons do not leave the room when you are undergoing treatment - that is definitely a myth.

The chances of being made blind as a result of having Lasik are very minimal. The best advice is to concentrate on what the procedure can do for you and listen to your surgeon and make sure you ask as many questions as you can to make yourself feel comfortable. Write down a list of questions you want to ask before going for consultation, and even after consultation when you are trying to make up your mind about having the treatment, compile a new list of questions by reading one of the many forums on the internet.

Try and avoid reading Laser Eye Surgery myths, they are just that - myth.