No need to preach to me the garbage that doctors making millions off the surgery do.
I'm not talking about a theoretical, I'm talking about practical.
There have been articles in mainstream papers about the risks, about pilots who were forced to retire after bad lasik operations.
I just don't believe in elective surgeries. There is no such thing as a surgery without risk and if you have been fed that line then you've been sold the brooklyn bridge.
The FDA wouldn't say stuff like this if they didn't happen and yes, it could happen to you even if the side effects are rare:
"Some patients lose vision. Some patients lose lines of vision on the vision chart that cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses, or surgery as a result of treatment.
Some patients develop debilitating visual symptoms. Some patients develop glare, halos, and/or double vision that can seriously affect nighttime vision. Even with good vision on the vision chart, some patients do not see as well in situations of low contrast, such as at night or in fog, after treatment as compared to before treatment
Some patients may develop severe dry eye syndrome. As a result of surgery, your eye may not be able to produce enough tears to keep the eye moist and comfortable. Dry eye not only causes discomfort, but can reduce visual quality due to intermittent blurring and other visual symptoms. This condition may be permanent. Intensive drop therapy and use of plugs or other procedures may be required.
Long-term data are not available. LASIK is a relatively new technology. The first laser was approved for LASIK eye surgery in 1998. Therefore, the long-term safety and effectiveness of LASIK surgery is not known."
