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For the most part, the most common risks of LASIK occur right around the time of surgery (infection, dry eye, wrinkled flap, over and under-correction). Although it is quite rare, there can be long term issues if proper patient selection was not exercised prior to surgery...

Refractive (vision) surgery as it is called is considered “elective” rather than “medically necessary” by commercial and government medical insurance programs. This is because historically nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism were not...

Chief Surgeon, J.Trevor Woodhams, M.D. answers this frequently asked question from Quora.com A medical drop? Or just something non-surgical that could prevent or correct nearsightedness? Most nearsightedness (myopia) develops during childhood and through the teen years...

There is really no need for general anesthesia in laser vision correction procedures. In fact, it is necessary you be awake and able to cooperate in order to get the best results. Fortunately, with oral Valium and very effective anesthetic eye drops, this is not nearly as...

The most common reason is the degree of myopia (nearsightedness) being too high. Since there is a direct relationship between how much myopia there is and how much corneal tissue will be removed, very high prescription treatments can thin the cornea to an unsafe...

Chief Surgeon, Dr. J. Trevor Woodhams, answers this frequently asked question from Quora.com I suppose we need to ask “compared to what?” For all but the most extremely nearsighted, it is hard to beat simple glasses from a strictly safety point of view....

Dry Eye is the single most common undesirable side-effect of LASIK and PRK. It occurs probably 100% of the time, if only in the near post-op period (3 months). LASIK does not affect your lacrimal glands directly, however. The cause is the unavoidable damage to the corneal...

Our chief surgeon, Dr. J. Trevor Woodhams, answers this frequently asked question from Quora.com Should you replace your natural lens as an alternative to LASIK? Well, it depends on several things: 1) your age, 2) the focus problem you have (e.g.hyperopia, astigmatism...