Lasik Eye Correction

Anyone have any success stories with Lasik/laser eye surgery/correction?

I H-A-T-E my contacts (and have for about 6 years!) and am fed up; looking into eye surgery but wanted to hear about others' experiences with it. Thanks!

Public Comments

1. yes i know alot of of people who got it done.. 1 eye at a time and you can't drive for a day after...very little pain..
2. The vast majority of people who have Lasik or similar laser eye surgery are satisfied with the results, but Lasik is surgery and all surgery has some element of risk. I work for a nonprofit Lasik patient advocacy. We don't provide Lasik; we just provide Lasik information and certification of Lasik doctor who meet our patient outcome requirements. Our organization's Quality Standards Advisory Committee evaluated peer-reviewed medical journal articles, FDA clinical trials, and literally thousands of patient outcomes to determine that about 90% of refractive surgery patients (all types of surgery, all types of patients) achieve 20/40 or better with about 65% achieving 20/20 or better. About 3% have some sort of unresolved problem at six months postop with 0.5% being serious problems. http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/do-it.htm If you hate your contacts because they are uncomfortable, then you may actually have a problem with poor contact lens fitting or dry eye. All dry eye issues should be treated and managed before having Lasik. http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/faq/lasik-dry-eyes.htm An active bulletin board for Lasik patients is at... http://www.usaeyes.org/ask-lasik-expert/ ...where you can read the experiences of others.