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Re: What if Lasik screws up? Get a retinal implant

Sinist577 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:24:15 -0000

Lasik and PRK are surgeries that eventually will blind. Many people have night vision problems. Very little is known about light in terms at the quantum level. Different photons hit different part of the retina
after Lasik. Causing blur. The area hit in the butchery is damaged tremendously by the Laser. Nothing heals the same. Lasik should be banned.

Re: What if Lasik screws up? Get a retinal implant

Neatrour LASIK — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:30:01 -0000

i am planning to undergo lasik surgery ff course it wasn’t any easy choice especially when I get a lot of objections however got plenty of encouragement from quite a few number of my colleagues who went and completed this procedure with no issues.

Re: What if Lasik screws up? Get a retinal implant

Lasik Eye Surgery Seattle — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:33:55 -0000

@clive - So sorry to hear that. Generally lasik is safe, but there can be complications

Re: What if Lasik screws up? Get a retinal implant

clive holtam — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:53:16 -0000

had sugery 3 months ago big mistake lots of complications eyesight now very bad when trying to read and long distance deteriorating

Re: What if Lasik screws up? Get a retinal implant

LasikExpert — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:27:45 -0000

Since my previous post, our organizaion presented the USAEyes Competence Opinion Relative to Expectation (CORE) patient survey to the US Food and Drug Administration Ophthalmic Devices Panel. Based upon the patients who responded:

99% report quality of life as expected, better, or much better after vision correction surgery

98% state day vision as expected, better, or much better

98% report no complications or complications that are seldom problematic

98% would recommend surgery to family and friends.

97% would have surgery again, knowing what they know now

96% wear corrective lenses as often as expected, less than expected, or much less than expected

96% report postop vision without lenses as expected, better, or much better than expected when compared to preop vision with lenses

96% report overall quality of vision as expected, better, or much better than expected

91% report no complications at any time

91% state night vision as expected, better, or much better than expected

7% report complications seldom problematic, however 91% of these same patients would have surgery again

2% report complications frequently or always problematic, however 22% of these same patients would have surgery again

The full survey is available at the FDA's website at http://tinyurl.com/6492rv

Glenn Hagele
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
http://www.USAEyes.org

Re: What if Lasik screws up? Get a retinal implant

LasikExpert — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:59:53 -0000

Lasik changes the shape of the cornea (clear front) of the eye. The laser energy does not affect the retina, which is the light sensitive membrane inside and at the back of the eye.

I work for a nonprofit Lasik patient advocacy. We do not provide Lasik. We provide Lasik information and certify Lasik doctors who meet patient outcome requirements.

Many studies have shown that Lasik is safe and effective by medical standards. A recent evaluation of studies involving over 2,000 patients found a Lasik
satisfaction rate of about 95%. Satisfaction may not be perfection, but it is satisfaction.

Lasik is surgery and all surgery has risks, but risk to the retinal is highly improbable.

Glenn Hagele
Council for Refractive Surgery Quality Assurance
http://www.USAEyes.org

Re: What if Lasik screws up? Get a retinal implant

LASIK Patient — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:31:32 -0000

If LASIK goes wrong, 99% of the time it's the cornea that's damaged, not the retina. Don't ever consider LASIK -- it's an inherently harmful surgery, even though it can correct refractive errors. Complications after LASIK are common. I have researched LASIK risks and complications extensively. My website contains many excerpts from medical studies that show an alarming percentage of patients suffer dry eyes and night vision impairment. Furthermore, medical studies have proven that the flap only heals to 2% of the cornea's original tensile strength, and that the biomechanical strength of the cornea is permanently reduced by about 50% in all LASIK patients. Corneal nerves are severed when the flap is cut and never fully return to normal densities and patterns. You can read more about LASIK complications on my website:
www.lasikcomplications.com