With the increasing availablity – and the competition-driven lowering in price – of Laser Eye Surgery, it is understandable that people will be more and more persuaded by the idea of having the treatment. However, the truth of the matter is that LASIK and other forms of Laser Eye Surgery are not for everyone. While [...]
With any kind of elective medical treatment, there will be one consideration that everyone must pause to think about. This consideration is cost. If you live somewhere with public healthcare, then there will be options for free treatment, but if you want to have surgery that outstrips those options in terms of efficiency and benefits, [...]
One attractive aspect of having LASIK laser eye surgery, for a number of people, is the idea of being able to do away with needing glasses or contact lenses in the future. Although wearing glasses is something that does not bother many (perhaps most) people, for a lot of others it is annoying. Either they [...]
Although LASIK surgery is a procedure with many benefits and a great number of satisfied customers, the unfortunate truth is that it is not right for everyone, and for some people it is unavailable and/or impossible. While this may not apply to you, it is important to be aware in advance of what your situation [...]
With any kind of surgery, or even non-surgical medical treatment, it is not at all uncommon to suffer side effects. This truth is enough to put some people off having medical procedures. Others, understanding fully that side effects are a part of the medical landscape, balance the potential side effects against the benefits and consider [...]
Although it is unfair to generalise, there is a perception that people in their teenage years are reluctant to wear glasses because of the possible reaction of their peers. In some cases this is certainly true – and not just true of teenagers, either, as interaction with many adults will demonstrate. This may well lead [...]
There is a lot said about laser eye surgery. In common with many of the “newer” forms of surgery or medical procedures, a lot of it is less than 100% true, and some of it is absolutely untrue. Some of it is scaremongering and some is down to excessive “pushing” of the medium. Laser eye [...]
For people considering Laser Eye Surgery, there is no doubt that the medium itself is somewhat controversial. Some people simply refuse to countenance the idea of having a laser beam anywhere near their eye – which is understandable – while others wonder about the long-term effectiveness, and still others have questions to ask about which [...]
Ask a hundred people if they would consider having laser eye surgery to correct vision problems, and there’s a pretty good chance that twenty-five or more would say “I don’t know – I don’t like the idea of a laser pointing at my eye.” To be fair, it is easy to see their point. We’re [...]
While side effects are a necessary and accepted part of any surgical procedure, and most patients are completely prepared for the risk of short-term problems as a result of their surgery, it is important to be aware of the difference between a side effect and a complication. Laser Eye Surgery is no exception to this [...]