According to many researches and respective reports, Lasik laser eye surgery is safe and none has gone blind, as none has reported going blind. However, there are certain cases, where blindness was resulted, after the Lasik surgery, for varied reasons.
Some reports, though not authenticated by FDA and other legal medical councils, share that an old woman had experienced it after having Lasik surgery. The surgery has caused blindness and later the direct cause for the deterioration of eyesight was discovered to be mycobacterium chelonae infection. The infection has destroyed cornea. She experienced constant pain and vision is very much deteriorated. She has got the hope of corneal transplant to recover from vision deterioration.
However, till now no authenticated medical council or FDA has reported that anyone went blind after the Lasik surgery. The same medical authorities and councils have informed about the complications possible through infections. The guidelines are also recommended to prevent the infections and so possibilities of going blind.
If the refractive error is very small and manageable with the glasses, some of the medical authorities do not suggest Lasik laser or any other laser based surgeries. Though these are not very complicated surgeries, the possibility of infections and other complications are possible technically. The procedure itself causes no complications, but there must be standard protocols set and followed at every instance of it.
In case the vision refractive error is more and has higher degree of prescription, one can go for Lasik. But very important factors to consider before going for Lasik are choosing the standard and trust-worthy medical center to undergo the surgery. On the other hand, one more important aspect to consider here is that the surgeon, who is going to operate the eye must be enough experienced and must be highly skilled. When the surgery is performed with international standards and all the protocols are followed without fail by the surgeon, 90% of the surgery outcome is optimistic. The rest of the 10% success is in the hands of the patient, who takes care of the eye after the surgery. The results can be 100% successful and improvement of vision can be at optimal levels, only when the post-operative care is good enough.
All the guidelines and recommendations provided by the surgeon, have to be followed without fail. Day to day activities can be resumed after a couple of days and hard and outdoor activities after a couple of weeks usually. Since, every person’s eyes conditions are unique, this generalized recovery period may not be the same for all patient. So, during post-surgery visits to the surgeon, it is quite important to address all kinds of activities that are part of the life of the patient and get to know the right time to resume all those activities.
When you choose the right medical center with the skilled surgeon, the Lasik eye surgery will be successful and when the post surgery care is up to the standard level, your outcomes of Surgery will be purely optimistic and completely satisfactory.