The Medical Freedom Channel

“Perfect vision without glasses or contacts sounds wonderful. Before considering having Lasik surgery, though, it would be wise to ask how many people actually do have good results and how many will suffer bad effects years after Lasik surgery. The advertisements give the impression that it’s a perfectly safe — nearly foolproof — procedure. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lasik surgery for vision improvement involves cutting a flap in the eye’s cornea, the clear tissue at the front of the eye, then using a laser to cut and reshape the corneal tissue under the flap. According to Dr. Kerry Soloman, who did a study of Lasik’s safety for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, a full five percent have poor results. These can be worse vision — even blindness — constant eye pain, blurred vision, dry eyes, and a variety of other distressing visual aberrations. Interestingly, people who end up with corrected vision but permanent eye pain are considered successes by the surgeons who do the procedure.” [editor’s note: See Editorial] (06/03/08)