Performed by the right surgeon on a properly screened patient, LASIK can be a very beneficial procedure, allowing many people to see clearly without the assistance of glasses or contacts lenses. Something they could only dream of a few short years ago. However, as LASIK surgery has now become a billion dollar industry, too many LASIK procedures are performed by surgeons who are driven by greed, not patient care, resulting in LASIK being done by the wrong surgeon or on the wrong patient.
Read some of the following to learn what can happen when LASIK goes bad:
A very balanced presentation by an organization was formed to help people with poor refractive surgery outcomes. Website can be very informative.
Website is very skeptical of refractive surgery, but is generally factual.
Explains some of the tragic outcomes experienced as a result of LASIK negligence.
"Performing a refractive procedure on a cornea that is too thin may result in blinding complications."