Seen that? - Risks and Common Problems of LASIK Eye Surgery

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Risks and Common Problems of LASIK Eye Surgery Lasik Weblog

Eye Shot 2Originally uploaded by drummp2Our eyes are more than the windows of our souls, they're the main organs for one of our primary senses, sight. We rely strongly on vision to guide the processing of information, and gather input for making quick decisions, to help make associations, learn, work, and remember. So before letting the "eyes" have it, remember that as with any surgery, there are always risks. While [...] Read More


LASIK: Is it the Best Answer or Not? Lasik Weblog

LASIK refractive surgery, with its high tech approach and relatively low risk seems to be the best answer for getting the perfect vision you've always wanted, it's important to weigh all your options for vision correction. Surgery is something you can never come back from-for though it's often possible to improve upon imperfect results with further surgical procedures, there's always a risk of irreparable damage with long term [...] Read More


Patient Advocacy: Where Can You Find Help for LASIK Complications Lasik Weblog

No matter how safe refractive procedures like LASIK have become, and no matter what new technological developments have been made, there is always a very small but important percentage of patients who have persistent problems after refractive surgery. When you read their stories, often heart-breaking, of being unable to work or drive due to impaired vision, suffering headaches, nausea, vertigo due to visual distortions brought on by unsuccessful LASIK surgery, [...] Read More


Risks and Complications of Arm Lift (Brachioplasty) Plastic Surgery Weblog

here at the Plastic Surgery Weblog cannot stress enough the importance of doing exhaustive research before settling on any type of plastic surgery. Cosmetic surgery, one of the two types of plastic surgery (the other being reconstructive surgery), is purely elective surgery. When choosing to undergo elective surgery you should remember that you are risking what may be an otherwise healthy body for an aesthetic result, the outcome [...] Read More


Lasik Surgery Well Woman Blog

How are your eyes?" I'm scheduled for cataract surgery next month. It's a fairly simple procedure. I've already had one eye done. I've thought about Lasik surgery to improve my vision, but I'm not young anymore and I thought that Lasik surgery was a young people's thing. Seems I thought wrong, according to this article from Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs: The researchers observed case histories of 424 laser eye surgery patients between the [...] Read More