Common LASIK risks and complications
All surgical procedures carry potential risks. Before you undergo a LASIK surgery, it’s very important that you are aware of the potential risks and complications that could happen before, during, or after the surgery.
Below are the common complications involved in a LASIK surgery. To ensure your safety, you should research about these conditions or ask your surgeon for information about them. If you surgeon isn’t able to provide you satisfactory answers and information, you should consider switching to someone who could provide you satisfaction, rather than risk your health to someone who is not that knowledgeable.
- Surgery induced dry eyes
- Overcorrection or undercorrection
- Visual acuity fluctuation
- Halos or starbursts around light sources at night
- Light sensitivity
- Ghost images or double vision
- Wrinkles in flap
- Decentered ablation
- Debris or growth under flap
- Thin or buttonhole flap
- Induced astigmatism
- Corneal Ectasia
- Floaters
- Epithelium erosion
- Posterior vitreous detachment
- Macular hole