Laser Treatment Good or Bad??????

[optifocus]

How Safe is the Laser Operation?? One of my friend wants to go for it. But is not sure that its safe or not, as the reviews are mixed. Some say its good, some say its harmful for healthy.
What you guys suggest???

[peregrinerose]

How Safe is the Laser Operation?? One of my friend wants to go for it. But is not sure that its safe or not, as the reviews are mixed. Some say its good, some say its harmful for healthy.
What you guys suggest???

You need to be a little bit more specific here, given the dozens of ophthalmic procedures that involve lasers.... do you mean refractive surgery, if so, which one? Even with the different refractive procedures, what is great for one patient would be a catastrophe for another, which is why patients have doctors to help them weigh the pros and cons :p Tell your friend to have a long talk with his individual doctor about his individual case.

[chip anderson]

If you mean lasic vision correction. From our point of view, it's bad.

[tmorse]

How Safe is the Laser Operation?? One of my friend wants to go for it. But is not sure that its safe or not, as the reviews are mixed. Some say its good, some say its harmful for healthy.
What you guys suggest???

Last I heard, in Canada it's still considered an 'Experimental' procedure. So no Doctor will answer the patient's question, "Can you guarantee it will work for me?" without that caveat.

[chip anderson]

For what it's worth, I have seen very, very few doctors that perform this surgery that have had it done on themselves.

Chip

[Jim Schafer]

For what it's worth, I have seen very, very few doctors that perform this surgery that have had it done on themselves.

Chip

I have always wondered about that!

I would never do it for vanity reasons. Almost all I know who did it was for vanity....but I have heard some ball players did it to improve their batting.
It supposedly helped Wade Boggs at the end of his career. At what ball players are being paid, I suspect some would try anything to stay on another year...or break the bigs.

have a great Christmas!
Jim

[obxeyeguy]

For what it's worth, I have seen very, very few doctors that perform this surgery that have had it done on themselves.

Chip

The OMD I worked for in NY would not do any lasik at first. She only offered it having gone thru the procedure herself. Total class act Doc.

[optical24/7]

Ugh..........Glasses........Gooood.........

Laser..............Badddd!!!!






:D:cheers::D

[Oedema]

Last I heard, in Canada it's still considered an 'Experimental' procedure. So no Doctor will answer the patient's question, "Can you guarantee it will work for me?" without that caveat.

It is far from experimental, in fact Lasik has been performed on patients much longer in Canada than in the USA given the long FDA approval requirements.

That said, Lasik (and all refractive surgeries like PRK, Lasek, epi Lasik etc) are first and foremost SURGERY; the outcome of surgery cannot be guaranteed and never should be.

The best approach is to consult your individual doctor to consider your own unique considerations.

[chip anderson]

It's guanteed as the fee is being collected up front and all the disclaimers are being signed.
Later things can be different due to "unusual unforseen" whatevers.

Chip

[nickrock]

I think that saying a surgical procedure is "good" or "bad" is over-simplifying a very complex procedure. It would be ignorant to say a heart bypass surgery is good or bad unless looked at full circle with the patient and doctor to discuss outcomes and nomograms, side effects, complications, and most importantly, IMO, patient expectations.
I had LASIK almost 9 years ago and I am still thrilled with the outcome of my procedure. I tell patients everyday about my experience and the fact that I would do it again in a heart beat if I needed to.

[tmorse]

I think that saying a surgical procedure is "good" or "bad" is over-simplifying a very complex procedure. It would be ignorant to say a heart bypass surgery is good or bad unless looked at full circle with the patient and doctor to discuss outcomes and nomograms, side effects, complications, and most importantly, IMO, patient expectations.
I had LASIK almost 9 years ago and I am still thrilled with the outcome of my procedure. I tell patients everyday about my experience and the fact that I would do it again in a heart beat if I needed to.

I have read about problems with dry eye and night-time halos around lights. You experience none of this? Has your Rx stayed the same in these nine years? No enhancements required?

This one person I know both before and after LASIK... I asked him if it was 'worth it'. He paused a very long time before answering, but finally said, "yes".

[Uncle Fester]

How Safe is the Laser Operation?? One of my friend wants to go for it. But is not sure that its safe or not, as the reviews are mixed. Some say its good, some say its harmful for healthy.
What you guys suggest???

http://www.lasikathome.com/ ;)