Laser eye surgery
By Riptide
@Riptide (2755)
United States
March 25, 2007 11:12am CST
My husband is shortsighted and he is so tired of glasses and was considering laser eye surgery to correct his vision. I am worried, because I think it might be dangerous. I know it can be expensive too, but I think our heath insurance might cover it. But before I even look into that I want to make sure it's safe.
Does anybody have any experience with it or heard anything about it?
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3 responses
@AskAlly (3625)
• Canada
25 Mar 07
My husband had lasik about 2 years ago and is as happy as a clam. No complications whatsoever. We had to stay over night in the city because they wanted to check him again the next day. We had to cover some of the cost, but it has been well worth it.
I was a bit leary at first, but so many people have done it and continue to do it, so I may even consider the proceedure for myself if I ever have to wear glasses.
@mvsrao (4365)
• India
25 Mar 07
Laser Eye surgery is not at all dangerous .
There is no need to worry about it . It is
expensive and I am not sure that it can be
covered under the insurance in your country .
I can assure that Laser Eye surgery is safe . However , your husband could be
around 40 years of age . Laser surgery
to correct vision at this age may not
be much effective ... ...
@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
26 Mar 07
Laser eye surgery to correct vision is always a bad idea. Some doctors, mostly ones not involved in makeing money from this procedure, will even tell you so.
Here is what your husband should ask his doctor who is going to do the procedure.
"What complications might arise, in regards to my vision with this procedure, as I get older and my health situation changes?"
Or this question.
"Is there any health condition I could develop later in life that would cause my vision to be affected because of having had my vision corrected?"
Be sure to ask your doctor these questions. If he says complications never arise later in life, get a second opinion, because he is wrong.
It turns out that as your health deterioates from old age there are several things that can happen to you that will adversly affect vision that has been corrected by surgery.
My sister has complications that arose much later after having this procedure done. The procedure was completely successful and she was thrilled with it. However, as your body changes with time, you may come to regret having surgery to correct your vision.
If you are not in danger of going blind, or have some eye disease, it is best not to mess with your eyes. It is common sense and in this case it trumps medical science.
Well, actually most laser corrective vision surgery is medical business, not medical science.
