Lasik Surgery Risks

Recently, lasik surgery has become more and more popular all over the world. Nevertheless there has often been a misconception about the risks that can occur due to the surgical procedure. Some people tend not to be aware of what the procedure consists in, and think there is absolutely no risk when doing lasik surgery. On the other some people tend to see the worst side and are to fearful to do the surgical procedure or even to think about it!

What you need to know is that as for any surgical operation there is always a risk of having complications. Yet again as in all surgical operation the chance to have complications is rather low, and often these complications are rather small and not too unhealthy. Many people think that with eye laser surgery, if the operation does not go well, you will get blind. This is really extremely rare and has hardly ever happened...Nevertheless there is a risk of having small subtile problems, and these need to be taken into consideration before opting for lasik surgery. There is a risk you can have an annoying problem but also a risk of having something which will hurt a lot which is not so nice.

The biggest complication that seems to appear with eye laser surgery, is regression. In fact this issue is more painful for your wallet and money than for your eye health! Other more annoying and painful problems which could occur are under or over corrections (creating awful headaches due to vision problems), or an infection which could create an important pain in the eye! Nevertheless these are quite rare, and if ever they happen they are rather small and not too annoying or painful, and can always be corrected later on.

All in all you can see that lasik surgery risks are rather small, but exist as for any surgical procedure! Before opting for eye laser surgery it is important to be aware of the risks encountered in order to take the right decision!

Cost of Eye Laser Surgery

For those thinking about doing eye laser surgery, you are probably wondering how much this would cost you! In fact the cost of eye laser surgery will vary depending on many differents factors.

The first element which will have an impact on the price of laser surgery is where you live. The price of the procedure is different in each state. For example in the US the price for eye laser surgery in New York is higher than in San Fransisco which is higher than in Colorado!

The second element which will influence the price of your LASIK surgery will be where you decide to be operated. The most expensive locations will be private clinics or speciliazed eye treatments centers but the services and quality of the surgeons will be very high; where as in hospitals, the price will be lower, but the quality of the service an the surgeons will also be probable slightly lower.

So really all depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for a safe and top quality place to have the surgery then go to a private specialized treatment center, as they will take care of you very nicely with famous eye doctors. On the other hand if you are rather short in terms of money then you should go to hospital. Going to hospital does not mean that it is dangerous. Most people are totally satisfied with hospitals and there are rarely problems. Nevertheless there are less risks with a famous eye doctor than with a normal hospital eye specialist.

So what is the average price for LASIK surgery? The average price is around $2000 dollars per eye depending on the criterias mentioned above. My recommendation would be to go in the best treatment location possible because loosing an eye or damaging it for a few hundred bucks would be really stupid. Another solution, if you feel reluctant to laser surgery would be to simply use contact lenses or color contacts where you can even change the color of your eye!