What You Need To Know Before Getting LASIK Eye Surgery

9. Risks Involved

There is comfort in knowing that LASIK surgery is one of the most commonly performed operations in America; however, laser refractive surgery is still considered a major surgery with many possible adverse outcomes. Complications of the surgery may include under correction, overcorrection, damage to the cornea, inflammation, and making the pupil off center. Although statistics indicate that complications of LASIK are as low as five percent, there is no guarantee that any surgery will be risk-free.