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Eye laser surgery complications have been highlighted by the rising tide of celebrities going under the knife.
Nicole Kidman, Sir Richard Branson and Myleene Klass have all praised the risky treatment, but it has not been plain sailing for everyone.
Some sources have suggested that Tiger Woods' recent car accident, which saw him drive his Cadillac SUV into a fire hydrant and then a tree, could be down to reduced night vision following eye laser surgery. He also reported his eyesight slipping after the 2007 Masters.
Dr Steven Schallhorn, director of cornea services at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, has said that after conventional eye laser surgery treatment, 34 per cent of patients had a decrease in their ability to detect objects such as business signs, traffic signs and pedestrians, according to Eyeworld magazine.
Former Spice Girl Mel B is another celebrity who has suffered from
eye laser surgery complications after one of her eyes regressed following the treatment.
Orthokeratologycorrective contact lenses are the perfect risk-free alternative to eye laser surgery.
The special night time contact lenses are worn while asleep. They gently reshape the eye and can be taken out during the day with the result of
natural vision free of contact lenses or glasses.
Eye laser surgery risks need not be a worry and
orthokcorrective contact lenses combat short-sightedness in a reversible way which can be changed as eyesight problems develop with age and as treatments progress.
Eye Laser Surgery: How do i-GO contact lenses compare to eye laser surgery?
By Nick Howard
