Myth & Fact About Lasik
Myth 1: Everyone is a candidate for lasik.
Fact: Some
patients don’t qualify for lasik eye
surgery. Lasik is not the best option
for patients with thin or irregular
corneas, eye diseases or eye virus.
Myth 2: Lasik is painful.
Fact: Lasik eye
surgery is painless. Anesthetic drops
are used to numb the eye during the
procedure.
Myth 3: Lasik can cause blindness.
Fact: There have
been no confirmed cases of lasik
blinding anyone.
Myth 4: The laser can burn your eyes.
Fact: All laser
eye surgeries, including lasik use
‘cold’ lasers that will not burn the
surface of the eye.
Myth 5: Long-term side effects of lasik have yet to be found.
Fact: Laser eye
surgery was first developed in the early
1980s. Since then, no long term side
effects of the procedure have been
documented.
