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.
