I had prk 3 years ago. I regret it completely. I could see fine in terms of vision. I don’t need glasses or contacts, but the constant dry eye and halos(not terrible but not great either) got mgd from it and that makes the dry eyes worse. Listen to me if you’re going to do this. Please realize that we all had the same feeling before going through with the procedure. We hated glasses and contacts, we just wish we could see well. We’d always say I wish I was born with good glasses, why can’t I just see good like other people. I miss that so much. I wish I could reverse time and go back and slap myself for complaining about that. Glasses and contacts are a gift. Appreciate it. Without we would be walking around with terrible eyesight crippled but it’s something that fixes that. Do not risk your eyesight with this surgery. Dry eyes are so incredibly common with all forms, lasik,lasek, prk, smile. Every says oh yeah my surgery went well I just have a little bit of dry eyes and small halos at night. Do not take that lightly I wish I didn’t. They make it seem like it’s not a big deal but it makes your life like hell. If you even smoked weed or anything and get dry cotton mouth, it’s like that but with your eyes and it never goes away. All you can do is use drops to relieve it for like 5mins to an hr. It’s such a chore to use it all the time and always have it on you. Dry eyes make your eyes feel like total shit all day. It feels irritated painful and tired constantly. Halos are annoying as hell to see. Sure you get used to it but it still is in the back of your mind saying you hate them. If they don’t fix you vision perfectly they have to do it again which makes dry eyes and other complications more likely to happen. There are so many complications you can get from this “safe surgery “, but like I said the most common and likely is some form of Dryeye. Dryeye is so joke. It is a terrible incurable disease. I would say if you going to get this surgery, you should go in there assuming you will get dry eye and decide if your willing to trade off contacts and glasses for a lifetime of eye drops. One you just put on your face once and your done for the day. The other you have to constantly think about doing all day. You better hope you don’t get severe dry eyes or you will being using eye drops every 5 minutes and that barely hurts the pain and dryness. This is permanent and you’ll be stuck like that until you die. It’s not worth the risk if you ask me. I messed up but I hope this message prevents you from making the worse mistake of your life.
Feel the same here..... I get bad eye and facial pain. It's the worst. I wish I can go back to my glasses. Have you tried drops made for your own blood or scleral lens? They help a lot of people. Unfortunately they don't help me though
Don't get Lasik. It's ruined my eyes and I'm now faced with a life of intense discomfort, pain, poor vision, light sensitivity, halos and no night vision. I cannot ever go without drops and still have to wear glasses. Some days I feel overwhelmed and don't know how I can live the rest of my life this way. I wish I had never had it done.
Make a complaint to the FDA. I am writing them a complaint letter even though I did not get the surgery. I was considering it this month and decided against after learning all this and what cutting into a cornea really means. I find the fact they're advertising this to the glasses and contact wearing community extremely predatory. They severely downplay the complications and their "satisfaction/success" rate is also falsely inflated. They are also lying about the pain. They are cutting through nerves that never grow back. That is why so many people have severe dry eye and extreme pain. It is nerve damage that cannot be seen on a regular eye doctor's microscope. Also, the cornea is automatically, forever, structurally compromised and weaker and thinner, automatically by the fact it has been cut and carved into. Corneas do not heal like a cut on a finger. They are misleading people who have perfectly healthy eyes prior to the procedure. They also cannot adequately test for glaucoma once Lasik has been done or perform cataract surgery as easily in the future. Plus the eyes only become more dry with age, so all Lasik patients will suffer worse dry eye as they get older and dry eye, when you really look into it, is not as small an issue as it sounds. They're poorly attempting to play dumb about it all. Watch the 2008 FDA Hearing on it. I'm angry for anyone they tricked into this. I'm very thankful for the people who are speaking honestly so that I did not get it. FDA and the cosmetic eye surgery industry should be ashamed.
I've had LASIK way back in 2003, and if I had seen this video back then, I wouldn't undergo the procedure. From day 1 to 15 years later, my eyes were perfect with 20/20 vision and very little issues with dry eyes. It's only this past 2 years that I use eye lubricant more and more often. I hope that my eye sight won't deteriorate that i started taking lutein and blueberry extract to keep them healthy. I'm sorry you have to be suffering this.
It’s the best thing I have done in my life! I see 20/15 in both eyes with minor distortion at night. I’ll be paying to get my dads eyes done this year.
@Clarisse you are about to make the worst desicion of your life. I have pain every Day I wish Lasik never existed. If one Day I die it will be because I cant take it anymore.
From someone who got LASIK and was told I was a perfect candidate, DON'T DO IT! It's not worth the risk. I regret every single day of my life getting Lasik done. It has ruined my eyes. Yes I can see and don't have to wear glasses but that doesn't outweigh the fact that I have to now live with terrible dry eyes, eye pain, headaches & ect.
@@Zoe-dr5ps thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately it's been 14 years since getting LASIK. I don't think my eyes are going to get better at this point. Right now I just try to manage the problems I have from LASIK.
My coworker got lasik a six years ago. He can see without glasses now, but he has such bad dry eye that he needs to carry around a packet of eye drops with him everywhere. Seems like a poor tradeoff in my opinion. Traded his glasses for piles upon piles of eye drops.
Lasik ruined my eyes and was the biggest mistake of my life. I can feel the entire circumference of my eyeballs 24/7 they hurt. I can’t go outside with my kids or drive in a car without special eye shield glasses. I wear clear glasses indoors due to breezes. I spend more on eye drops than I ever spent on contacts. I went to numerous eye drs after my surgery only to have drs deny it was possible lasik to cause this,. Now they have eye drops for post lasik dry eye. I had no dry eye issues at all before lasik. I got mine done at Berkeley eye center in Houston. Please don’t do it.
I had prk surgery in 2018 and believe me it's a worst decision. Iam not able to drive in the night, so much dryness. My doctor was wearing eyeglasses during my surgery, and now i know why they themselves don't consider lasik/prk
"Very rare" my ass! I personally know of four people who've been harmed by this surgery! Kathy Griffen is another one--she's partially blind thanks to LASIK. Two of my friends can't drive at night anymore thanks to this procedure and suffer from great distress and depression for having had the surgery done. Doctors are dangerous! Shame on them for downplaying the risks and excusing them away as "extremely rare." If they're not disclosing to patients beforehand what they're truly risking then they deserve to have their asses sued off. You can't have informed consent when the doctor denies there even are any risks!
@@pinkkfloydd Okay then keep listening to these doctors who have a financial interest in having their heads shoved completely up their asses. Best of luck to you!
Same reason healthcare isnt free in the us. Most doctors in us are only in it for money unlike doctors from singapore or Malaysia or pretty much any country im asia
I had PRK done and it completley destroyed my vision. Thank God I don't have eye pain as well because that would completely put me over the edge. I've developed every single visual complication that come from refractive eye surgery. It was the worst mistake of my life and I regret getting it every single day. It's a miracle that I've kept it together for so long. The surgeon in this video should be ashamed for promoting such a horrible practice. Refractive eye surgery needs to stop before more lives are ruined.
Confused Clarity Thank you for sharing that. I was considering laser surgery but I always felt very wary about it. Stories like yours are important to hear.
It’s the best thing I have done in my life! I see 20/15 in both eyes with minor distortion at night. I’ll be paying to get my dads eyes done this year.
All those doctors are in their 50’s -60’s an probably can’t see the greatest close up. I wouldn’t get lasik either for farsightedness if I can see far away I wouldn’t get lasik . Your pretty much disabled if you can’t see something 10 feet away from you. Where as things 1-2 feet away from your face you can still see at a distance..
yes. your dad is very bright. doctors aren't stupid, they sell you, take your money, but would never recommend silly procedures to their own child. it's all $. sad world we are living in
Yep! This is what made me back out of it years ago. Best decision I made! Contacts have greatly improved, I can wear them up to 14 hours max, and they have UV plus Blue Light protection now. The comfort of contacts has improved and getting better as well.
Yup, they protect your eyes, they make you see clearly without getting risky LASIK surgery and last but not least they make you like a nerdy sweetie, what else can you ask for??@@kris78787
This is true! when I’m cleaning around the house dust doesn’t get in my eyes, I’ve sprayed cleaning stuff before and it came back at me and would’ve hit my eyes if I weren’t wearing my glasses, when outside glasses help keep dirt, pollen, any irritant out of my eyes. I also have built in sunglasses lol which may look silly, but it’s worth it bc my eyes are incredibly light sensitive. 😭
The biggest problem with the surgery is not a single ophthalmologist will help you after you encounter any problems, they would all prefer for you to die rather then go after their colleagues.
@@pinkkfloydd So, let's do some statistics. 20 million people approx have gotten LASIK since it was first introduced by the FDA. 96% Overall satisfaction. Simple maths, 20 000 000 / 100 = 200 000 (1%) x 4 = 800 000 (4%). This would mean that nearly A MILLION PEOPLE would have some form of issues after LASIK, PRK, SMILE or the likes. That is NOT a ''small number'', it's catastrophic. LASIK was approved by the FDA in 99, so in 25 years, possibly almost a million people have been suffering needlessly from a cosmetic surgery. And yes, you could argue that people do this type of surgery because they are so fed up with glasses, but it isn't a life saving treatment.
I’ve had horrible headaches and eye aches coupled with dizziness and nausea from bad eye glasses prescriptions. I’ve had pretty bad dry eye and conjunctivitis from contacts and yes it does feel like something is poking or cutting your eyes. But it’s nothing to take a contact out or change your eye glasses. The pain goes away. You can’t take your eyeballs out. Not being able to escape from that pain would’ve caused me to go insane as well. I’ll still with my bad eyesight. I’ve never truly considered lasik but now I know fully that I’d never get that procedure, ever.
I am very sad when I saw this reality of LASIK. My condolences with these innocent victims. May god make them healthy again. They need justice and punishment should be given to culprits.
My husband had LASIK done at 19 and he has suffered through the years with halos starburst pain like needles in the eyes so much dry high you name it he has the side effect. He now takes serum tears to help his pain, be tolerable, and I am just so grateful for those, but he still lives with pain every day and will continue to for the rest of his life. I hate that he is in so much pain. Please don’t do this surgery if you don’t want to take this risk it’s not worth it.
If you think you're "fine" with the 4% chance of life-changing, disabling, catastrophic risks of this procedure, scroll down and read the comments of the "4% people" - you will then get a flavour of what it means to be the 4%. Also, as a researcher, I can absolutely guarantee you that when they say 4%, it is NEVER 4%. They ALWAYS underestimate risk because of selection bias, unwillingness to publish "unfavourable results", unethical selection or even medical negligence.
@@jaredgarbo3679 True, and that's a good thing for you, so that you can get an idea of what actually means being "the 4%". It's all fun and jokes until you become the 4% (i.e., every 100 people there will be 4 experiencing these potentially catastrophic, disabling consequences). Good luck!
I think Lasik is good for small corrections. However they do one far sighted and one near sighted. This is disconcerting. Halos at night are also hard to deal with. I have to close my right eye when viewing the iPad at night. I usually wear sunglasses right up to sundown on bright days too.
I got a surgery called smile which ruined my left eye its blurry and sight wise never got better nownI have to see the dr again for a touch up fuck that big regret
@@thuyvytranle3534Don't listen to these morons; they think anecdotes are statistics. For every 1 person that has complications, another 5000 don't have any problems.
I had PRK 5 weeks ago. Right now, there is not a single benefit. I suffer from severe ghosting/double vision in my right eye (which is mostly clear distance wise aside from the terrible ghosting), one eye is weaker and far more blurry than the other, and I’m using eye drops left and right, following the aftercare to a tee. Right now I massively regret this decision, it’s been a literal nightmare so far.
I experienced weird side effects I had the Relex smile procedure in April 2022. I looked at horror stories before I had the surgery but I ignored them and thought there is a very low chance that I will be one of these people who experienced complications. I was wrong, I did experience complications from the surgery. I experienced quiet bothersome side effects. These side effects were persistent afterimages,hazy vision, spots, shadows, sudden blurriness, reduced vision in dim light, floaters, flashes, glare and starbursts. Shortly after the surgery I started noticing I get lots of afterimages whenever I look at bright lights. When I look at bright light and look away I can still see the imprint of the light shape in my vision. I know a lot of people have this but after the surgery I noticed that it is much easier and quicker for these afterimages to form and they last much longer than normal ( over 5 minutes!). I am now much more prone to getting these annoying afterimages whenever I look at bright lights and let me tell you they are quiet annoying since they disrupt my vision. Immediately after the surgery I also noticed I had bothersome floaters ( mostly in my left eye). These floaters are also quiet annoying. They are always there and they are quiet big. I asked the clinic about these two side effects and they said that it is not related to the surgery since they are to do with the back of the eye (the retina and vitreous) and not where they operated which is the cornea. However I find that hard to believe since I never had these problems before the surgery and its a big coincidence that they started happening right after I had the surgery. The fact is laser eye surgery does affect the whole of the eye and not just the cornea. Overall I am not satisfied with the results because of these side effects. I was expecting top notch results for the high fee I had to pay for the surgery. Even though the intended correction has been achieved I still suffer from anxiety and depression as a result of these side effects ( especially the afterimages, hazy vision, spots and shadows).
Floaters are there from before surgery, laser eye surgery cant go that far down to where the floaters are. Perhaps bad eye sight made you not able to see them.
lasik ruined my eye i had pain in my right eye and the number was also not corrected i dont if it was the fault of the doctor or the machine but i will not suggest lasik to anyone
I saw a doctor explain these side effects: to donthe surgery thr cornea is cut. This severs tiny nerves and blood vessels. The severing of nerves causes the pain, and interrupts the eyes ability to communicate with tear ducts which causes the dry eye. The cornea has to heal and like any tissue causes scars. Which causes pain and vision changes.
I had lasik in2007,I was left with.75 astigmatism in both eyes,they kept telling me it’s too little to treat,they told me so many lies,I had it done in Melbourne Australia,on st kilda Rd
I absolutely hate having to wear eye crutches(glasses)! I have hated having to wear eye crutches ever since I was forced to do so at the age of around 10. But, as much as I hate having to wear eye crutches, I am still not going to risk losing my vision altogether with the horrendous risks of lasik! Ironically, even for people who had good results with lasik often still have to wear glasses again, eventually.
I hate them too. I am responsible for that, because myopia in my case was caused from too much smartphone and computer use. I look ugly as hell and it's annoying and uncomfortable. And the worst thing about myopia is that once you get it, you can't cure it and you have to live with a piece of plastic on your face for the rest of your life.
@@williamwoolf8072 This does not make sense for these four reasons. 1. Contact lenses are still dependence on eye crutches. 2. Contact lenses will eventually do some damage to your eyes. 3. I absolutely abhor the idea of putting projectiles into my eyes! I just cannot do that to myself. that 4. This is why it is desperately needed for medical science to develop safe and effective cures for myopia, astigmatism, and all the other visual disabilities to make lasik a dangerous thing of the past, and make glasses and contact lenses antique, obsolete collector's items. Ever notice how nobody is wearing glasses in Star Trek? Live long and prosper..
My brother did it secretly without notifying any member of my family for a second opinion before blindly undertaking the operation. Fortunately, I never heard him complain. He is one of the few survivors. When it comes time to use cutting-edge technology for surgery, remember that doctors are technicians depending on this practice for a living. They are not the creators of devices of false hope; they just maneuver them. In the documentary "Bleeding Edge", it is shown that there are very few studies done about the risk and complications of a new technology before its use is approved for the public. Parenthetical: when a doctor prescribes you a medication, remember that he is only a prostitute for the pharmaceutical companies. The term "doctor" is exponentially beginning to lose the prestige it was previously given.
A 33 year old procedure is “cutting edge”? And being 99% out of the 30 million people who have done it and not had problems is being a lone survivor? Stop fear mongering. There’s risk in everything and your more likely to get struck by lightning
WHY isn't anyone asking, WHERE did these people get their operations done??? WHO did them?? Why isn't it told to us?? Because you DON'T just get it anywhere, you DON'T allow just ANYONE to do it. You MUST be a good and viable CANDIDATE for the operation, and ANY reputable laser eye center worth their salt will NOT hesitate to TELL you that you are NOT a good candidate for the surgery if you indeed aren't, and that continuing with the operation could and/or WOULD destroy your vision entirely. I just got it done myself, and thankfully I am fine. But you have to BE SMART about these things. You don't just walk into any old backdoor clinic that sells you a sweet "two for one" sort of deal which all too many people have done, and then wonder why their most precious gift is GONE.
Plenty of people with LASIK complications went to “reputable” doctors. Good and bad candidacy has not been studied thoroughly enough. A lot of these people who have post LASIK neuropathy have underlying autoimmune diseases that were never diagnosed. Sjögren’s syndrome, for example, usually isn’t diagnosed until you’re 40.
@@Limayyy ^ Well, then I suggest the candidate do a little more homework before selecting a clinic that will do the surgery. It's on them. And as for any pre-existing conditions that might complicate matters, that's on the clinic to address and raise a red flag to. Everyone has choices, so "good and bad candidacy has not been studied enough" is not an excuse. The candidate has the choice to do research and not go along with a given clinic and the clinic has the choice to employ its expertise and say to a candidate, sorry, based on the information you've provided and the tests we've run, you are not a candidate for this surgery. No need to put the word reputable in quotation marks. I have every valid reason to use it. OBVIOUSLY any clinic that if offering some kind of Walmart-like sale on a procedure that changes someone's like FOREVER and then goes along and BOTCHES the operation, destroying someone's vision FOR GOOD is NOT reputable!!
Youre speaking like you made a good choice and nothing will happen to you. Where one goes is somewhat important but the main issue is the surgery itself. You end up with significantly less corneal nerves and the eye is only 2.5% as strong as a virgin eye. Ectasia (essentially blindness) eventually ends up in 2% of ALL lasik patients decades later.
^ If you want to assume that I’m of the firm written-in-stone unchangeable belief that absolutely nothing will happen to me vision-wise that would have anything at all to do with the LASIK, then that’s on you and I can’t change that. However, I WILL say that I trusted the word and reputation of the clinic I was referred to by friends/colleagues who’d gotten their LASIk procedures there because once more, I EXPECT that medical professionals will be just what they are, and will guide me in the right direction. It’s as simple as that. If I’m not a candidate for a procedure, I expect that I would be informed of that. Now of course, not all doctors and clinics and such are created equal which is why you do your research, but I’m not the medical professional. They are. Thankfully I was told I have good eyes and was quite a good candidate for the procedure. Thus far, I haven’t had problems, knock wood.
@@rominn2184 So you just insulted those who got severe conditions after LASIK as not being smart. Somebody commented here that he/she got problems after 15 years of getting lasik. You're not out of the woods yet.
Are other surgeries elective?? No. LASIK is an unnecessary surgery which permanently thins out a healthy cornea. The 99 percent success ratio is hyped and I am sure the original rate wouldn’t go beyond 50 percent. Because many successful Lasik corrections don’t take into consideration constant dry eyes, halos, starbursts etc. please don’t go for this surgery as one can perfectly live her life without doing this unnecessary surgery. Eyes are the most precious organs. I am an eye surgeon as well. I was getting nearly 30 percent discount from LASIK manufacturers. I said a big NO.
Well the Wisdom Tooth part is kinda related, because many people have their wisdom teeth pulled even though they didn't even develop complications. Heart surgery doesn't compare, you are not just having an operation to boost the power of your heart randomly, you get it when there are problems that need to be solved that otherwise could end up deadly. LASIK just isn't like that, LASIK is a surgery you choose out of your free will.
After hearing about the complications I have gone from I’m considering this, to, I’d never do this in a million years unless it was medically necessary. My dad got lasik, he seemed fine, never complained about it. He passed a few years back for unrelated reasons. You’re not supposed to get lasik if you already have dry eyes. Imo, it shouldn’t be an elective surgery after what I’ve heard.
Best decision I have ever made, I got lasik, I’m 36 and healing went well. I still have small halos, but I had astigmatism before surgery so I’m used to that. I’m sorry a lot of you have had a crappy recovery, but don’t tell people not to do it, just tell them to educate themselves, and most importantly do massive amounts of research to find the BEST docs, not the cheapest.
Don't do it. I'm in the same boat and it's a complete horror story. Get orthokeratology instead. It's surgery free. I wish I knew about it before I had my eyes wrecked
I had small astigmatism. Unfortunately great eyes are crucial in my profession so 1 week ago I had LASIK. So far my results are great. In less than 12h I had nearly perfect vision on my first control appointment. It’s been a week, I still have a little bit o f halos but it’s quickly improving. Dryness is also getting better (I use drops about every 2h).
@@justarandomdude3914 well, now it’s been 2 weeks - I use eye drops only when I feel dryness so every 3-4h (which is pretty good considering that I stare in the screens all day). My results are amazing and getting only better. Driving feels much more safe, I see everything, I enjoy the views around me in a new way. I personally recommend it BUT there are few things people should consider: - huge amount of experience in the place where you plan to do it and great reviews. - proper check of your cornea (in my case thickness was enough to do the procedure few times) which basically means mistake could be repaired. - warranty (my procedure had included 10y guarantee and insurance) so if something is not right I can call and get check and treatment without additional costs. - don’t save money on this kind of procedures. I am not sure what are the medical regulations etc. in US so I would be extra careful. I did my surgery in Zurich, 3700chf for both eyes. I am incredibly happy, now after 2 weeks the most important part of the healing is done so at this point my flap should be really safe. Oh and there was no pain really - a bit of discomfort for a few hours after procedure but I just went for sleep immediately after arriving home. Next day was much better. Now I experience a bit of eye strain, just like with prescription glasses - my eyes need some time to get used to new vision.
@@kjkj4725 i did it a week ago. Im satisfied. No problem with dryness or pain. Im just having some halos and straburst which is not too bad. Have you halos still ?
@@Kurapikaxx update: Eye strain and headache was gone within a month as my eyes got used to „new vision“. After 4-5 months my vision was perfect. No halos, no starbursts, everything perfectly sharp. I didn’t need drops anymore - so eye dryness was also gone. Now after about 8 months I started to experience some dryness again. I suspect it’s because of the heating season. I could be also simply dehydrated as I tend to forget about drinking. Currently I use drops after waking up (my eyes are dry as hell after sleep)+ maybe once or twice later during the day. It will likely get better when the humidity gets back to normal… living in woody house where humidity drops sometimes below 40% during heating season 🫤
@@deendeen9584 2021. It hasn’t really changed. It happens on and off. Some days I’m fine. Other days it’s a struggle. Using prescription glasses helps when it’s acting up, but it doesn’t stop it fully.
Doing some research i learned the nerves are cut with they make the incision and usually it heals. But in some cases it never properly heals and they have pain and vision problems.
I had LASIK 2 weeks ago. No problems. I went to lasik plus in metro Detroit. I guess I’m lucky that I had perfect results. Do your research on who does your surgery. I can see well for the first time since 6th grade. I had strong astigmatism and couldn’t see the “E” on the eye chart. Follow your post op care to a T.
I guess you didn’t listen to what they said, I repeat it for you…or you can play it back yourself , issues can develop within 6 months after surgery …! So your 2 weeks may still be in the woods. 4% who had complications out of 19 millions is a lot of people to ignore the risks of this surgery. That is close to 760 thousand people !. For All those people you cant be insinuating they didn’t do their research about who performed surgeries on them.
It's not just from lasik either. People get this for many reasons and our system is a joke. There's no reason there shouldn't be more research and treatment options. Only a handful of specialists in the whole country who actually know what they're doing in regards to this. But people are just supposed to suffer with this? Make death with dignity a right!
@5:27 "Lasik supporters say if you're a patient with symptoms, speak with your doctor, because there is medication to treat dry eyes and other issues." Ahh, that explains it! The guy committed suicide because he was in so much pain that he forgot to consult his doctor about it!
This almost put me off the surgery, but I just went through with it. I do feel discomfort, but it isn’t anything horrible. I highly suggest it to others but do remember that anything like this has consequences.
I can't believe you watched this and still went through with it. I am glad you are okay, but I hope you know that you really did play with your life here. Any "elective" (i.e., unnecessary) procedures like this should be weighed up against the massive, life-changing, debilitating risks.
thes best is prk , only people who do suffer from side effect are the one who take this surgery lightly (the healing process is the worse out of the 3 surgeries but the complications are the lowest)
Please don’t get it. My friends have had good results, but I didn’t. I see halos at night and have dry eyes. I can’t even rub my eyes like I want to because it hurts if I press too hard. It could go well but if it doesn’t your stuck with the results for life. Don’t risk it
Couldn’t see any of those things but wrote a fully fledged suicide note? Also, how long did he wait for these side effects to go away? Something isn’t adding up…
I had prk 3 years ago. I regret it completely. I could see fine in terms of vision. I don’t need glasses or contacts, but the constant dry eye and halos(not terrible but not great either) got mgd from it and that makes the dry eyes worse. Listen to me if you’re going to do this. Please realize that we all had the same feeling before going through with the procedure. We hated glasses and contacts, we just wish we could see well. We’d always say I wish I was born with good glasses, why can’t I just see good like other people. I miss that so much. I wish I could reverse time and go back and slap myself for complaining about that. Glasses and contacts are a gift. Appreciate it. Without we would be walking around with terrible eyesight crippled but it’s something that fixes that. Do not risk your eyesight with this surgery. Dry eyes are so incredibly common with all forms, lasik,lasek, prk, smile. Every says oh yeah my surgery went well I just have a little bit of dry eyes and small halos at night. Do not take that lightly I wish I didn’t. They make it seem like it’s not a big deal but it makes your life like hell. If you even smoked weed or anything and get dry cotton mouth, it’s like that but with your eyes and it never goes away. All you can do is use drops to relieve it for like 5mins to an hr. It’s such a chore to use it all the time and always have it on you. Dry eyes make your eyes feel like total shit all day. It feels irritated painful and tired constantly. Halos are annoying as hell to see. Sure you get used to it but it still is in the back of your mind saying you hate them. If they don’t fix you vision perfectly they have to do it again which makes dry eyes and other complications more likely to happen. There are so many complications you can get from this “safe surgery “, but like I said the most common and likely is some form of Dryeye. Dryeye is so joke. It is a terrible incurable disease. I would say if you going to get this surgery, you should go in there assuming you will get dry eye and decide if your willing to trade off contacts and glasses for a lifetime of eye drops. One you just put on your face once and your done for the day. The other you have to constantly think about doing all day. You better hope you don’t get severe dry eyes or you will being using eye drops every 5 minutes and that barely hurts the pain and dryness. This is permanent and you’ll be stuck like that until you die. It’s not worth the risk if you ask me. I messed up but I hope this message prevents you from making the worse mistake of your life.
You Definitely convinced me to not even think about doing any if the eye procedure. Thanks for everything you shared!
Same here! @@smartanajones4u
Feel the same here..... I get bad eye and facial pain. It's the worst. I wish I can go back to my glasses. Have you tried drops made for your own blood or scleral lens? They help a lot of people. Unfortunately they don't help me though
@@lyoe20040 did you have LASIK?
@@sarahyy.yy_3 I did
Don't get Lasik. It's ruined my eyes and I'm now faced with a life of intense discomfort, pain, poor vision, light sensitivity, halos and no night vision. I cannot ever go without drops and still have to wear glasses. Some days I feel overwhelmed and don't know how I can live the rest of my life this way. I wish I had never had it done.
Carmon Nayler your lying
im sorry you're going through this .
Make a complaint to the FDA. I am writing them a complaint letter even though I did not get the surgery. I was considering it this month and decided against after learning all this and what cutting into a cornea really means.
I find the fact they're advertising this to the glasses and contact wearing community extremely predatory. They severely downplay the complications and their "satisfaction/success" rate is also falsely inflated.
They are also lying about the pain. They are cutting through nerves that never grow back. That is why so many people have severe dry eye and extreme pain. It is nerve damage that cannot be seen on a regular eye doctor's microscope.
Also, the cornea is automatically, forever, structurally compromised and weaker and thinner, automatically by the fact it has been cut and carved into. Corneas do not heal like a cut on a finger. They are misleading people who have perfectly healthy eyes prior to the procedure.
They also cannot adequately test for glaucoma once Lasik has been done or perform cataract surgery as easily in the future. Plus the eyes only become more dry with age, so all Lasik patients will suffer worse dry eye as they get older and dry eye, when you really look into it, is not as small an issue as it sounds.
They're poorly attempting to play dumb about it all. Watch the 2008 FDA Hearing on it. I'm angry for anyone they tricked into this. I'm very thankful for the people who are speaking honestly so that I did not get it. FDA and the cosmetic eye surgery industry should be ashamed.
I've had LASIK way back in 2003, and if I had seen this video back then, I wouldn't undergo the procedure. From day 1 to 15 years later, my eyes were perfect with 20/20 vision and very little issues with dry eyes. It's only this past 2 years that I use eye lubricant more and more often. I hope that my eye sight won't deteriorate that i started taking lutein and blueberry extract to keep them healthy. I'm sorry you have to be suffering this.
It’s the best thing I have done in my life! I see 20/15 in both eyes with minor distortion at night. I’ll be paying to get my dads eyes done this year.
I was scheduled for Lasik this morning. I cancelled less than an hour before the procedure, so happy that I did.
It’s not worth the risk.
@Final Fantasy I’m glad you listened to your instincts too!!
@@uponamidnightdreary look you jake Steiner for correcting vision
@Clarisse u do it?
@Clarisse have you done it?
@Clarisse you are about to make the worst desicion of your life. I have pain every Day I wish Lasik never existed. If one Day I die it will be because I cant take it anymore.
From someone who got LASIK and was told I was a perfect candidate, DON'T DO IT! It's not worth the risk. I regret every single day of my life getting Lasik done. It has ruined my eyes. Yes I can see and don't have to wear glasses but that doesn't outweigh the fact that I have to now live with terrible dry eyes, eye pain, headaches & ect.
Try and keep your eyes closed literally as much as possible. It'll help with healing etc. Sounds painful. Hope you're OK
@@Zoe-dr5ps thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately it's been 14 years since getting LASIK. I don't think my eyes are going to get better at this point. Right now I just try to manage the problems I have from LASIK.
@@lyoe20040 That's awful. Sorry that happened to you. I hope one day things might improve for your eyes
Castor oil!
@@elenawolf5939 Castrol oil don't help when you have a nerve damage
My coworker got lasik a six years ago. He can see without glasses now, but he has such bad dry eye that he needs to carry around a packet of eye drops with him everywhere. Seems like a poor tradeoff in my opinion. Traded his glasses for piles upon piles of eye drops.
Lasik ruined my eyes and was the biggest mistake of my life. I can feel the entire circumference of my eyeballs 24/7 they hurt. I can’t go outside with my kids or drive in a car without special eye shield glasses. I wear clear glasses indoors due to breezes. I spend more on eye drops than I ever spent on contacts. I went to numerous eye drs after my surgery only to have drs deny it was possible lasik to cause this,. Now they have eye drops for post lasik dry eye. I had no dry eye issues at all before lasik. I got mine done at Berkeley eye center in Houston. Please don’t do it.
If you can get a bag of I.V. solution, it's way cheaper... Sorry you're in this position.
Thank you for this 🙏🏻 I was considering Lasik & I'm in the Houston area. Now I'm not
@@AlmaMartinez- so so happy to hear that.
I had prk surgery in 2018 and believe me it's a worst decision. Iam not able to drive in the night, so much dryness.
My doctor was wearing eyeglasses during my surgery, and now i know why they themselves don't consider lasik/prk
I had PRK a few weeks ago. My eyes are only dry in the morning.
@@MG-ks1qg any updates?
@@sarahyy.yy_3I had PRK 2 months ago and im absolutely fine. One of the best decisions i made. Went from -8 in both eyes to having 20/20 eyesight.
Poor eye signt due to old age cant be fixed with laser eye surgery.
A doctor who makes money by performing Lasik surgeries claiming that it is very safe... yeah, he is the kind of person you can fully trust...
He's a used car salesman on weekends.
I bet that doctor wouldn't get the surgery done on himself even if he was paid to do it.
is it really bad ?
my brother had done it but many told us that it is good and safe
@@lawrence3861 depends from person to person , some will get complications right after surgery and some might get it after few years :/
@@Minbot Thx , it's been weeks and he is getting better and better
"Very rare" my ass! I personally know of four people who've been harmed by this surgery! Kathy Griffen is another one--she's partially blind thanks to LASIK. Two of my friends can't drive at night anymore thanks to this procedure and suffer from great distress and depression for having had the surgery done. Doctors are dangerous! Shame on them for downplaying the risks and excusing them away as "extremely rare." If they're not disclosing to patients beforehand what they're truly risking then they deserve to have their asses sued off. You can't have informed consent when the doctor denies there even are any risks!
I agree, it's definitely not extremely rare. I read that the complication rate is 22%, not less than 1%
@@kris78787 Complications which are usually shortlived. Long term ones is less than 1%.
Anecdotes are not statistics.
@@pinkkfloydd Okay then keep listening to these doctors who have a financial interest in having their heads shoved completely up their asses. Best of luck to you!
Same reason healthcare isnt free in the us. Most doctors in us are only in it for money unlike doctors from singapore or Malaysia or pretty much any country im asia
I had PRK done and it completley destroyed my vision. Thank God I don't have eye pain as well because that would completely put me over the edge. I've developed every single visual complication that come from refractive eye surgery. It was the worst mistake of my life and I regret getting it every single day. It's a miracle that I've kept it together for so long. The surgeon in this video should be ashamed for promoting such a horrible practice. Refractive eye surgery needs to stop before more lives are ruined.
Try to sue and get paid. Even money cant fix eyesight so i underand this could be life-changing
Confused Clarity Thank you for sharing that. I was considering laser surgery but I always felt very wary about it. Stories like yours are important to hear.
It’s the best thing I have done in my life! I see 20/15 in both eyes with minor distortion at night. I’ll be paying to get my dads eyes done this year.
@@kelvinsteffen9707 nobody gives a fukc. And keep your money, your dad's old he wont need it.
Same here I got smile eye surgery ruined my eyesight
Look at the people doing the surgery!!!! They are all wearing glasses!!!!!.this was my dad's observation many years ago . DON'T DO IT!!!!
Exactly!! Action speak louder than words. Laser is very hit and miss.
All those doctors are in their 50’s -60’s an probably can’t see the greatest close up. I wouldn’t get lasik either for farsightedness if I can see far away I wouldn’t get lasik . Your pretty much disabled if you can’t see something 10 feet away from you. Where as things 1-2 feet away from your face you can still see at a distance..
yes. your dad is very bright. doctors aren't stupid, they sell you, take your money, but would never recommend silly procedures to their own child. it's all $. sad world we are living in
@@patricke8429 i saw doctor performing lasik on his own son what would i take from it then ?
Yep! This is what made me back out of it years ago. Best decision I made! Contacts have greatly improved, I can wear them up to 14 hours max, and they have UV plus Blue Light protection now. The comfort of contacts has improved and getting better as well.
Lasik is still dangerous.
Honestly I’ve always liked wearing glasses. They’ve saved my vision from flying debris on multiple occasions.
same, and they are stylish too
Yup, they protect your eyes, they make you see clearly without getting risky LASIK surgery and last but not least they make you like a nerdy sweetie, what else can you ask for??@@kris78787
This is true! when I’m cleaning around the house dust doesn’t get in my eyes, I’ve sprayed cleaning stuff before and it came back at me and would’ve hit my eyes if I weren’t wearing my glasses, when outside glasses help keep dirt, pollen, any irritant out of my eyes. I also have built in sunglasses lol which may look silly, but it’s worth it bc my eyes are incredibly light sensitive. 😭
Maybe it’s rare, but who wants to be the one who lives with stabbing pain in the eyeballs?
My thoughts exactly, if there's a 0.1 chance of ending up like that guy then it's not worth it, I'm ok with my glasses.
Right? I'll deal with the annoyance of glasses
The biggest problem with the surgery is not a single ophthalmologist will help you after you encounter any problems, they would all prefer for you to die rather then go after their colleagues.
My surgeon wears glasses till this day . lasik ruined my eyes.
That's a great point you raised. If the surgery is safe and sound, why they do not like to get operated for themselves!
@@radicalpotato666
They’re older, it doesn’t stop your eyes from natural consequences of aging.
Anecdotes are not statistics.
@@pinkkfloydd So, let's do some statistics.
20 million people approx have gotten LASIK since it was first introduced by the FDA. 96% Overall satisfaction.
Simple maths, 20 000 000 / 100 = 200 000 (1%) x 4 = 800 000 (4%).
This would mean that nearly A MILLION PEOPLE would have some form of issues after LASIK, PRK, SMILE or the likes. That is NOT a ''small number'', it's catastrophic.
LASIK was approved by the FDA in 99, so in 25 years, possibly almost a million people have been suffering needlessly from a cosmetic surgery. And yes, you could argue that people do this type of surgery because they are so fed up with glasses, but it isn't a life saving treatment.
@@KoniTheChiwa Did you get the experimental shots?
I’ve had horrible headaches and eye aches coupled with dizziness and nausea from bad eye glasses prescriptions. I’ve had pretty bad dry eye and conjunctivitis from contacts and yes it does feel like something is poking or cutting your eyes. But it’s nothing to take a contact out or change your eye glasses. The pain goes away. You can’t take your eyeballs out. Not being able to escape from that pain would’ve caused me to go insane as well. I’ll still with my bad eyesight. I’ve never truly considered lasik but now I know fully that I’d never get that procedure, ever.
I am very sad when I saw this reality of LASIK. My condolences with these innocent victims. May god make them healthy again. They need justice and punishment should be given to culprits.
Guys just don’t risk it.
My husband had LASIK done at 19 and he has suffered through the years with halos starburst pain like needles in the eyes so much dry high you name it he has the side effect. He now takes serum tears to help his pain, be tolerable, and I am just so grateful for those, but he still lives with pain every day and will continue to for the rest of his life. I hate that he is in so much pain. Please don’t do this surgery if you don’t want to take this risk it’s not worth it.
I am 19 and I did it
Post 1 month its OK but dry eyes is there
@@Mango1234-k1u My Lasik surgery took almost a month and I am experiencing focus problems in near vision. Do you have a similar condition?
Why does anyone do surgery for vanity reasons? Safer to wear glasses and contact lenses for life.
Not wearing glasses make some more attractive, especially as a man teetering on the edge of mediocrity.
A lifetime of buying glasses and or contacts/solution is a lot more expensive
Just wear contacts. Trust me as someone thAt need to wear rigid custom made contacts lens people that wear soft lens have it way easier.
@@newtfigton8795glasses don't make people less attractive
If you think you're "fine" with the 4% chance of life-changing, disabling, catastrophic risks of this procedure, scroll down and read the comments of the "4% people" - you will then get a flavour of what it means to be the 4%.
Also, as a researcher, I can absolutely guarantee you that when they say 4%, it is NEVER 4%. They ALWAYS underestimate risk because of selection bias, unwillingness to publish "unfavourable results", unethical selection or even medical negligence.
Except the people commenting on the video which also has selection bias.
Absolutely right, even if it was 4%, one needs to keep in mind that they aren't trivial complications, but major life-destroying ones.
@@jaredgarbo3679 True, and that's a good thing for you, so that you can get an idea of what actually means being "the 4%". It's all fun and jokes until you become the 4% (i.e., every 100 people there will be 4 experiencing these potentially catastrophic, disabling consequences). Good luck!
These butchers will have to answer to God
im unlucky so i think i'll stick to glasses
Poor handsome guy, such a beautiful soul. May god bless him. RIP
Seems tempting to be glasses free but i cant risk it
Sarah Burggraf please don’t risk it- it may leave you with a life of pain and suffering, and unable to work...
@@MoMo-nj2oc so.. Are you unemployed?
@@romella_karmey please show some respect
Smart
omg so very sorry about losing your son wow so horrible my condolences :(
before you do lasik , ask yourself why ophthalmologist who have short sight still use glasses.
Your eyes are the windows to the world, take care of them, love your eyes!
I think Lasik is good for small corrections. However they do one far sighted and one near sighted. This is disconcerting. Halos at night are also hard to deal with. I have to close my right eye when viewing the iPad at night. I usually wear sunglasses right up to sundown on bright days too.
I got a surgery called smile which ruined my left eye its blurry and sight wise never got better nownI have to see the dr again for a touch up fuck that big regret
@Lisa crawford lol I'm some what over it but dont recommend doing it
How about your eyes now? I have been considering SMILE surgery.
@@thuyvytranle3534 dont do it I need a retouch up it's been over 6 months went yesterday to dr he recommended a touch up surgery I said no
@@luisvilla799 how is your vision ?
@@thuyvytranle3534Don't listen to these morons; they think anecdotes are statistics. For every 1 person that has complications, another 5000 don't have any problems.
Im so sorry for your loss 😔 this is heartbreaking
A doctor killed my mom. The anesthesiologist. She didn’t even make it to the operating room....
It’s only practice right?
How? What happened?
This is horrific... Someone needs to set up a fund for the victims.
I try to spread this truth everytime i see this hell advertised.
Lasik ❤
Anecdotes are not statistics.
I had PRK 5 weeks ago. Right now, there is not a single benefit. I suffer from severe ghosting/double vision in my right eye (which is mostly clear distance wise aside from the terrible ghosting), one eye is weaker and far more blurry than the other, and I’m using eye drops left and right, following the aftercare to a tee. Right now I massively regret this decision, it’s been a literal nightmare so far.
I experienced weird side effects
I had the Relex smile procedure in April 2022. I looked at horror stories before I had the surgery but I ignored them and thought there is a very low chance that I will be one of these people who experienced complications. I was wrong, I did experience complications from the surgery. I experienced quiet bothersome side effects.
These side effects were persistent afterimages,hazy vision, spots, shadows, sudden blurriness, reduced vision in dim light, floaters, flashes, glare and starbursts. Shortly after the surgery I started noticing I get lots of afterimages whenever I look at bright lights. When I look at bright light and look away I can still see the imprint of the light shape in my vision. I know a lot of people have this but after the surgery I noticed that it is much easier and quicker for these afterimages to form and they last much longer than normal ( over 5 minutes!). I am now much more prone to getting these annoying afterimages whenever I look at bright lights and let me tell you they are quiet annoying since they disrupt my vision. Immediately after the surgery I also noticed I had bothersome floaters ( mostly in my left eye). These floaters are also quiet annoying. They are always there and they are quiet big. I asked the clinic about these two side effects and they said that it is not related to the surgery since they are to do with the back of the eye (the retina and vitreous) and not where they operated which is the cornea. However I find that hard to believe since I never had these problems before the surgery and its a big coincidence that they started happening right after I had the surgery. The fact is laser eye surgery does affect the whole of the eye and not just the cornea.
Overall I am not satisfied with the results because of these side effects. I was expecting top notch results for the high fee I had to pay for the surgery. Even though the intended correction has been achieved I still suffer from anxiety and depression as a result of these side effects ( especially the afterimages, hazy vision, spots and shadows).
I am really sorry about your experience. I would never recommend this nightmare of a surgery to anyone. it sounds horrible
@@heylookitsthetruth Really ??? Yes, it is a Lasik procedure !!!
Floaters are there from before surgery, laser eye surgery cant go that far down to where the floaters are. Perhaps bad eye sight made you not able to see them.
20% isn't a small number. 1% is for eye pain but theres still 19% that have other complications
lasik ruined my eye i had pain in my right eye and the number was also not corrected i dont if it was the fault of the doctor or the machine but i will not suggest lasik to anyone
Salman syed , are you Pakistan. ?
I also have done Lasik ?
Please reply
I saw a doctor explain these side effects: to donthe surgery thr cornea is cut. This severs tiny nerves and blood vessels. The severing of nerves causes the pain, and interrupts the eyes ability to communicate with tear ducts which causes the dry eye. The cornea has to heal and like any tissue causes scars. Which causes pain and vision changes.
Save your eyes 👀 -nerves are cut!
I had lasik in2007,I was left with.75 astigmatism in both eyes,they kept telling me it’s too little to treat,they told me so many lies,I had it done in Melbourne Australia,on st kilda Rd
I absolutely hate having to wear eye crutches(glasses)! I have hated having to wear eye crutches ever since I was forced to do so at the age of around 10. But, as much as I hate having to wear eye crutches, I am still not going to risk losing my vision altogether with the horrendous risks of lasik! Ironically, even for people who had good results with lasik often still have to wear glasses again, eventually.
I hate them too. I am responsible for that, because myopia in my case was caused from too much smartphone and computer use. I look ugly as hell and it's annoying and uncomfortable. And the worst thing about myopia is that once you get it, you can't cure it and you have to live with a piece of plastic on your face for the rest of your life.
Your vision goes through changes in your 40s
Yes. Surgeons tell you that when you get older your eyesight will not stay perfect. It's called getting old.
Just wear contacts dude
@@williamwoolf8072 This does not make sense for these four reasons. 1. Contact lenses are still dependence on eye crutches. 2. Contact lenses will eventually do some damage to your eyes. 3. I absolutely abhor the idea of putting projectiles into my eyes! I just cannot do that to myself. that 4. This is why it is desperately needed for medical science to develop safe and effective cures for myopia, astigmatism, and all the other visual disabilities to make lasik a dangerous thing of the past, and make glasses and contact lenses antique, obsolete collector's items. Ever notice how nobody is wearing glasses in Star Trek? Live long and prosper..
Scary stuff. @ 4:38 the doctor saying they grown back into little whirly-gigs made me chuckle
If you ever see a picture through a high power microscope you will see what he's talking about.
So it's like Russian Roulette or Lottery of Bad Luck or some sort. You either go lucky or go crazy.
Yea . Pretty much. I can’t decide if I was lucky or unlucky . ..
Russian roulette, but with a revolver with a hundred chambers, and four bullets. Of which, one may or may not impact your life forever
@@MG-ks1qgEven that is still too much of a risk imo
@@UnknownUser_10Pussy
My brother did it secretly without notifying any member of my family for a second opinion before blindly undertaking the operation. Fortunately, I never heard him complain. He is one of the few survivors. When it comes time to use cutting-edge technology for surgery, remember that doctors are technicians depending on this practice for a living. They are not the creators of devices of false hope; they just maneuver them. In the documentary "Bleeding Edge", it is shown that there are very few studies done about the risk and complications of a new technology before its use is approved for the public. Parenthetical: when a doctor prescribes you a medication, remember that he is only a prostitute for the pharmaceutical companies. The term "doctor" is exponentially beginning to lose the prestige it was previously given.
A 33 year old procedure is “cutting edge”? And being 99% out of the 30 million people who have done it and not had problems is being a lone survivor? Stop fear mongering. There’s risk in everything and your more likely to get struck by lightning
Most of the time there is no complications so he was in the majority.
"One of the few survivors" lmao. These negative outcomes are the exceptions, you dolt. Anecdotes are not statistics.
@@pinkkfloydd Statistics are not a part of science.
Honestly surgeries like these should not be done electively, and only in rare cases.
WHY isn't anyone asking, WHERE did these people get their operations done??? WHO did them?? Why isn't it told to us??
Because you DON'T just get it anywhere, you DON'T allow just ANYONE to do it. You MUST be a good and viable CANDIDATE for the operation, and ANY reputable laser eye center worth their salt will NOT hesitate to TELL you that you are NOT a good candidate for the surgery if you indeed aren't, and that continuing with the operation could and/or WOULD destroy your vision entirely.
I just got it done myself, and thankfully I am fine. But you have to BE SMART about these things. You don't just walk into any old backdoor clinic that sells you a sweet "two for one" sort of deal which all too many people have done, and then wonder why their most precious gift is GONE.
Plenty of people with LASIK complications went to “reputable” doctors. Good and bad candidacy has not been studied thoroughly enough. A lot of these people who have post LASIK neuropathy have underlying autoimmune diseases that were never diagnosed. Sjögren’s syndrome, for example, usually isn’t diagnosed until you’re 40.
@@Limayyy ^ Well, then I suggest the candidate do a little more homework before selecting a clinic that will do the surgery. It's on them. And as for any pre-existing conditions that might complicate matters, that's on the clinic to address and raise a red flag to. Everyone has choices, so "good and bad candidacy has not been studied enough" is not an excuse. The candidate has the choice to do research and not go along with a given clinic and the clinic has the choice to employ its expertise and say to a candidate, sorry, based on the information you've provided and the tests we've run, you are not a candidate for this surgery. No need to put the word reputable in quotation marks. I have every valid reason to use it. OBVIOUSLY any clinic that if offering some kind of Walmart-like sale on a procedure that changes someone's like FOREVER and then goes along and BOTCHES the operation, destroying someone's vision FOR GOOD is NOT reputable!!
Youre speaking like you made a good choice and nothing will happen to you. Where one goes is somewhat important but the main issue is the surgery itself. You end up with significantly less corneal nerves and the eye is only 2.5% as strong as a virgin eye. Ectasia (essentially blindness) eventually ends up in 2% of ALL lasik patients decades later.
^ If you want to assume that I’m of the firm written-in-stone unchangeable belief that absolutely nothing will happen to me vision-wise that would have anything at all to do with the LASIK, then that’s on you and I can’t change that.
However, I WILL say that I trusted the word and reputation of the clinic I was referred to by friends/colleagues who’d gotten their LASIk procedures there because once more, I EXPECT that medical professionals will be just what they are, and will guide me in the right direction. It’s as simple as that. If I’m not a candidate for a procedure, I expect that I would be informed of that. Now of course, not all doctors and clinics and such are created equal which is why you do your research, but I’m not the medical professional. They are. Thankfully I was told I have good eyes and was quite a good candidate for the procedure. Thus far, I haven’t had problems, knock wood.
@@rominn2184 So you just insulted those who got severe conditions after LASIK as not being smart.
Somebody commented here that he/she got problems after 15 years of getting lasik. You're not out of the woods yet.
*Any* kind of surgery will always carry inherent risks, whether it's wisdom tooth surgery, heart surgery, or even Lasik.
Are other surgeries elective?? No. LASIK is an unnecessary surgery which permanently thins out a healthy cornea. The 99 percent success ratio is hyped and I am sure the original rate wouldn’t go beyond 50 percent. Because many successful Lasik corrections don’t take into consideration constant dry eyes, halos, starbursts etc. please don’t go for this surgery as one can perfectly live her life without doing this unnecessary surgery. Eyes are the most precious organs. I am an eye surgeon as well. I was getting nearly 30 percent discount from LASIK manufacturers. I said a big NO.
Well the Wisdom Tooth part is kinda related, because many people have their wisdom teeth pulled even though they didn't even develop complications.
Heart surgery doesn't compare, you are not just having an operation to boost the power of your heart randomly, you get it when there are problems that need to be solved that otherwise could end up deadly.
LASIK just isn't like that, LASIK is a surgery you choose out of your free will.
@@arrows8367you are not an eye surgeon, you are a liar.
After hearing about the complications I have gone from I’m considering this, to, I’d never do this in a million years unless it was medically necessary. My dad got lasik, he seemed fine, never complained about it. He passed a few years back for unrelated reasons. You’re not supposed to get lasik if you already have dry eyes. Imo, it shouldn’t be an elective surgery after what I’ve heard.
Yeah your dad was the lucky 80%
As an optometrist I won’t recommend anyone for Lasiq
Using lasers to slice into your orbs is never a good idea.
Best decision I have ever made, I got lasik, I’m 36 and healing went well. I still have small halos, but I had astigmatism before surgery so I’m used to that. I’m sorry a lot of you have had a crappy recovery, but don’t tell people not to do it, just tell them to educate themselves, and most importantly do massive amounts of research to find the BEST docs, not the cheapest.
Do your research takes 3-6 years for the nerves to heal, problems may develop after. Hope you get lucky
I recommend PRK because you don't actually cut the eye slightly longer recover time but less risks
I have bad dry eyes from prk.
Don't do it. I'm in the same boat and it's a complete horror story.
Get orthokeratology instead. It's surgery free. I wish I knew about it before I had my eyes wrecked
Wait, this was the first time she’s heard her son cry? That’s kind of odd.
I had small astigmatism. Unfortunately great eyes are crucial in my profession so 1 week ago I had LASIK.
So far my results are great. In less than 12h I had nearly perfect vision on my first control appointment.
It’s been a week, I still have a little bit o f halos but it’s quickly improving. Dryness is also getting better (I use drops about every 2h).
Do u recommend it ?
@@justarandomdude3914 well, now it’s been 2 weeks - I use eye drops only when I feel dryness so every 3-4h (which is pretty good considering that I stare in the screens all day).
My results are amazing and getting only better. Driving feels much more safe, I see everything, I enjoy the views around me in a new way.
I personally recommend it BUT there are few things people should consider:
- huge amount of experience in the place where you plan to do it and great reviews.
- proper check of your cornea (in my case thickness was enough to do the procedure few times) which basically means mistake could be repaired.
- warranty (my procedure had included 10y guarantee and insurance) so if something is not right I can call and get check and treatment without additional costs.
- don’t save money on this kind of procedures.
I am not sure what are the medical regulations etc. in US so I would be extra careful.
I did my surgery in Zurich, 3700chf for both eyes.
I am incredibly happy, now after 2 weeks the most important part of the healing is done so at this point my flap should be really safe.
Oh and there was no pain really - a bit of discomfort for a few hours after procedure but I just went for sleep immediately after arriving home. Next day was much better.
Now I experience a bit of eye strain, just like with prescription glasses - my eyes need some time to get used to new vision.
The drops have preservatives in them they are really bad to use
@@kjkj4725 i did it a week ago. Im satisfied.
No problem with dryness or pain.
Im just having some halos and straburst which is not too bad.
Have you halos still ?
@@Kurapikaxx update:
Eye strain and headache was gone within a month as my eyes got used to „new vision“.
After 4-5 months my vision was perfect. No halos, no starbursts, everything perfectly sharp. I didn’t need drops anymore - so eye dryness was also gone.
Now after about 8 months I started to experience some dryness again. I suspect it’s because of the heating season. I could be also simply dehydrated as I tend to forget about drinking.
Currently I use drops after waking up (my eyes are dry as hell after sleep)+ maybe once or twice later during the day.
It will likely get better when the humidity gets back to normal… living in woody house where humidity drops sometimes below 40% during heating season 🫤
Got diplopia and weak eye muscles as a result of lasik. It feels like my eyes struggle to work.
When did you have your surgery? How are you feeling now?
@@deendeen9584 a few years ago. It’s barely better but not by much. I still struggle with this often.
@@deendeen9584 2021. It hasn’t really changed. It happens on and off. Some days I’m fine. Other days it’s a struggle. Using prescription glasses helps when it’s acting up, but it doesn’t stop it fully.
Doing some research i learned the nerves are cut with they make the incision and usually it heals. But in some cases it never properly heals and they have pain and vision problems.
I had LASIK 2 weeks ago. No problems. I went to lasik plus in metro Detroit. I guess I’m lucky that I had perfect results. Do your research on who does your surgery. I can see well for the first time since 6th grade. I had strong astigmatism and couldn’t see the “E” on the eye chart. Follow your post op care to a T.
I guess you didn’t listen to what they said, I repeat it for you…or you can play it back yourself , issues can develop within 6 months after surgery …! So your 2 weeks may still be in the woods. 4% who had complications out of 19 millions is a lot of people to ignore the risks of this surgery. That is close to 760 thousand people !. For All those people you cant be insinuating they didn’t do their research about who performed surgeries on them.
How's your recovery now?
My experience was also positive. Three months in, no issues.
@@newtfigton8795 Corneal neuralgia, epithelial ingrowth, corneal ectasia all sometimes take years to show up.
@@Bob31415
Depends on the person. Those are still rare so the majority of people have nothing to worry about.
This has happened to other people
It's not just from lasik either. People get this for many reasons and our system is a joke. There's no reason there shouldn't be more research and treatment options. Only a handful of specialists in the whole country who actually know what they're doing in regards to this. But people are just supposed to suffer with this? Make death with dignity a right!
@5:27 "Lasik supporters say if you're a patient with symptoms, speak with your doctor, because there is medication to treat dry eyes and other issues." Ahh, that explains it! The guy committed suicide because he was in so much pain that he forgot to consult his doctor about it!
He probably didn't do his research and went to some shitty surgeon.
This almost put me off the surgery, but I just went through with it. I do feel discomfort, but it isn’t anything horrible. I highly suggest it to others but do remember that anything like this has consequences.
I think what’s important is to get more than one opinion to see if your a canidate (see if the cornia is thick enough)
@@Sunrise-fr9jbit's better to just get PRK. Not lasik
@MG-ks1qg My daughter got the PRK a couple weeks ago and her vision is not good.
I'm getting scared for her.
I can't believe you watched this and still went through with it. I am glad you are okay, but I hope you know that you really did play with your life here. Any "elective" (i.e., unnecessary) procedures like this should be weighed up against the massive, life-changing, debilitating risks.
@@PinkFreud1987 yeah I’m fine with the 1% risk
Is SMILE any better? The SMILE cuts are miniscule (2-4 mm) and procedure is much more elegant. Any experienced people?
thes best is prk , only people who do suffer from side effect are the one who take this surgery lightly (the healing process is the worse out of the 3 surgeries but the complications are the lowest)
W H A T
I will have to get a surgery but W H A T is there any other way?
PRK.
You never heard you son cry before? Not even when he was a baby or small child? What?
she ment when he got older kimmy
You’re not the brightest bulb are you kimmy?
He was a very well behaved baby. He never cried....ever.
If Lasik is so great then why do so many eye doctors wear glasses and contacts? And they make good money
Not guaranteed to have good vision!!!!!
Glasses is better than laser
I always had this in th back of my head
Do myopiamental and endmyopianatural way atleast reduce don't do lasik
I am scheduled for Lasik
Please don’t get it. My friends have had good results, but I didn’t. I see halos at night and have dry eyes. I can’t even rub my eyes like I want to because it hurts if I press too hard. It could go well but if it doesn’t your stuck with the results for life. Don’t risk it
@@thewonglifestyle1370 where are you from
Did you get it?
In pain every day. Some day are better
I had Lasik done a year ago best decision ever
Good for you..
Still not worth it
Are you still with perfect eyes condition after one year?
@@GabrielRocha-po9fzof course he has perfect eye sight. Thats the point of the surgery.
I had mine done 7 years ago, 0 regrets.
@@Mr.J_2003 Fearmonger and moron. Anecdotes are not statistics. There's risk with every surgery. Stop living your life in fear.
Castor oil helps me against dry eyes
why the fuck should you do lasik? no reason just do glasses
Glasses are ugly and ruin faces.
@@newtfigton8795 Some of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen wear glasses.
@@Bob31415
Women can get away with more. On men, glasses are associated with nerds, which are seen as very unattractive.
This news probably sponsored by Luxotica, controls entire glasses market.
maybe try diluted vinegar
Couldn’t see any of those things but wrote a fully fledged suicide note? Also, how long did he wait for these side effects to go away? Something isn’t adding up…
Sponsored by the glasses industry hahah
Congratulations for writing the dumbest comment on here.
democrats need this surgery asap!its a must! lets make it a bill and pass it since we control the whitehouse!
People with low IQs like you always make everything political.
poor woman her son put her true this because he lost vision. a true coward
You live for yourself and not for anyone else...
He was in severe pain.
What cowardice ??? He was suffering from a constant horrible eye pain. Don’t speak until you know his condition
He did a tour overseas, not a coward.
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