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An increasing number of people are complaining about
eye laser surgery side effects, according to National Public Radio (NPR).
Around 95 per cent of patients who receive Lasik (the most common form of eye laser surgery) are generally happy with the results, but what about the remaining five per cent?
The side effects are still very unclear and experts agree that no sound study has been completed, partly because the treatment is still very much developing after only being approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998.
One patient, Paula Cofer, had the surgery a decade ago and is still suffering from blurry vision and dry eyes and has to wear bulky goggles with orange lenses to protect her eyes when she is in a dry environment such as the gym, or outside on a windy day.
She can no longer drive as she suffers from distorted vision when faced with oncoming cars.
But the 51-year-old from Florida told the news provider that she was not told of the possible
eye laser surgery complications and advises patients that glasses may be needed even after the surgery.
Dr Sanjay Patel, a researcher and specialist in corneal surgery and transplantation at the Mayo Clinic, told the news provider: "Right now, we do not have good data to actually give patients a percentage to say there's an X percent chance you're going to have dry eyes after refractive surgery."
Special
ortho K contact lenses are one non-surgical way to avoid
eye laser surgery complications.
Over
night contact lenses gently reshape the eye while the wearer is asleep and are removed during the day, resulting in hassle-free
natural vision without the need for conventional contact lenses, eye glasses or invasive eye laser surgery.
The effects of
ortho K contact lenses are reversible – if they stop being worn, the eye will return to its original shape.
Eye Laser Surgery: How do i-GO over
night contact lenses compare to eye laser surgery?
By Nick Howard
