Myth & Fact About Lasik
Myth 1: Everyone is a candidate for lasik.
Fact: Some
patients don’t qualify for lasik eye surgery. Lasik is not the best option for
patients with thin or irregular corneas, eye diseases or eye virus.
Myth 2: Lasik is painful.
Fact:
Lasik eye surgery is painless. Anesthetic drops are used to numb the eye during the
procedure.
Myth 3: Lasik can cause blindness.
Fact:
There have been no confirmed cases of lasik blinding anyone.
Myth 4: The laser can burn your eyes.
Fact: All
laser eye surgeries, including lasik use ‘cold’ lasers that will not burn the
surface of the eye.
Myth 5: Long-term side effects of lasik have yet to be found.
Fact:
Laser eye surgery was first developed in the early 1980s. Since then, no long term
side effects of the procedure have been documented.
