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LASIK eye surgery

Overview Recovery Risks
Alternative Names:
Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis; Laser vision correction
Risks:
  • Over- or under-treatment of the condition may occur, requiring additional surgery, contact lens, or glasses.
  • Reading glasses may still be needed after surgery.
  • Some patients, although they may see much better than before LASIK without glasses, will still need glasses for their best vision.
  • Problems with night driving or visual symptoms, such as glare and haloes.
  • Problems with a decrease in contrast sensitivity, and even with 20/20 vision, objects may appear fuzzy or gray.
  • Corneal infection.
  • Corneal scarring, permanent warping of the cornea and an inability to wear contact lenses.
  • A loss of vision -- not seeing as well after surgery, even with glasses or contacts as before the surgery.
  • Permanent vision loss.
  • Flap complications.
  • Light sensitivity.
  • Dryness.
  • Scratchiness.
  • Patches of red or pink in the white of the eye.
  • Decreased distance vision at high altitudes.
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