Yes or No to lasik?

Well, some ppl think that girls like wearing contact lenses like some men do; for the comfort and convenience. In fact, most girls just want to avoid wearing spectacles-yup specs are ugly. Wearing contact lenses isn't convenient after all as you need to wash, put them on ( some ppl take ages to do this), take them off, wash, keep in solution and etc. Imagine doing it everyday, it contributes to an extra 10 to 20 minutes in the bathroom. A permanent solution to not wearing lenses is therefore welcome by most women: The Lasik.

Quoted from Wikipedia :
"LASIK, is an acronym for Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis, is a form of refractive laser eye surgery procedure performed by ophthalmologists intended for correcting near- and far-sightedness in vision. The procedure is usually a preferred alternative to photorefractive keratectomy, PRK, as it requires less time for full recovery, and the patient experiences less pain overall. Many patients choose LASIK as an alternative to wearing corrective glasses or contact lenses."

1) Yay! No more contact lenses and glasses. If that's what you think, you might be mistaken. Lasik is not really a 'permanent' solution to myopia and astigmatism. You are advised to only undergo lasik if your prescription has stopped changing. This usually happens after the age or 28 or more. If you were to undergo lasik at age 22, for instance, you might have to undergo it again at age 24 because your eye's ability to bend, or refract, light may have changed. Also, ppl who undergo lasik may still have to wear reading glasses after the age of 40 for presbyopia (lens of the eyes have less ability to focus after the age of 40).

2) Lasik is not totally safe. There are many complications involved in this surgery such as:

• Dry eyes
• Overcorrection or undercorrection
• Visual acuity fluctuation
• Halos or starbursts around light sources at night
• Light sensitivity
• Ghosts or double vision
• Wrinkles in flap (striae)
• Decentered ablation
• Debris or growth under flap
• Thin or buttonhole flap
• Induced astigmatism
• Epithelium erosion
• Posterior vitreous detachment
• Macular hole

3) Lasik is also expensive to start with. The last I heard was RM 10,000 for an eye. It's getting more affordable as more eye-surgeons are providing this service but still exorbitant to start with if you can still imagine yourself wearing glasses a few years after lasik.

4) Lasik surgeries have so far been satisfying and surveys have detected up to 92-98% satisfaction. Some who undergo lasik have commented that they have sharper and clearer vision after lasik as compared to wearing glasses/contact lenses before surgery.

5) Why are most eye-surgeons who offer lasik are still wearing specs? One joke says that they don't trust the other eye-surgeon. So, not all eye-surgeons are convinced of the surgery, huh? Can we be convinced?

6) Some claimed that having lasik is like doing a plastic surgery, you are having operations to correct your looks. I suppose if ppl are not ok with plastic surgeries, what do they think about lasik? Do they still have the same views?

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