Valid point
Basically the argument is, is there worth a risk for something that is not a necessity.
I was just throwing in driving a car an a simple example ... But either way there are loads of things that aren't necessities ... going on a roller coaster, or many of the many other things that people do daily - txting while driving ...
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Texting while driving is an idiocy (and ppl who do it are simply deluding themselves that they are simply more capable.)
If the risk of dying on a roller coaster were 1/100th the risk ppl take for lasik, cedar point would have closed long ago. (1 in 300 million)
If these represented the risk of Lasik no one would wear glasses any more. Unfortunately it is inherently riskier. As Dan says all surgery comes with risk (or as Rumplestiltskin would say "all Magic comes with a price").
The problem is it is quite difficult to define the success of a surgery. However according to some statistics the lasik has adverse effects on as many as 20% of recipients:
http://www.lifeafterlasik.com/http://lifeafterlasik.com/LASIK%20Morris%20Waxler%20ltr%204152010.pdfThe lasik surgeons unfortunately (for us, fortunately for their pocketbooks) don't consider night glare, and halos to be an unssuccesful surgery... Yeah enjoy getting a cab from 7pm-5am, for me I will stick with my glasses, they treat me pretty well.
Side note, the ppl that Lasik is really beneficial for are ppl whose vision cannot be corrected by simple lenses.
On another note, if someone invented a box ppl could put around their heart to avoid the need for cardiovascular surgery, they would be hailed a hero...thats what glasses are for the eyes!
