Millions of people have successfully undergone corrective laser eye surgery and found it the answer to improving their vision without the use of glasses or contacts. Massive advertising promotions led by the larger lasik surgical practices lead most to believe that the procedure is absolutely safe, quick, and effective. And for the vast majority of people it is.
Unfortunately it is easy to be seduced by the prospect of such a fairly easy solution to an ongoing vision problem. What many fail to fully realize is that lasik is in fact a surgical procedure, and as with any surgical procedure there are inherent risks and complications. While the percentage of complications from laser eye surgery tends to be relatively low, the wise consumer considering lasik still must take into account the possibility that things may not go as planned (or advertised).
Among the possible complications from a lasik eye procedure are:

- Over or Under Correction. This is perhaps the most common complication from lasik surgery. It is generally a result of how the eye heals, and not a prescription error. The resulting condition can be corrected through glasses or contacts (likely a great disappointment to the patient) or through a subsequent laser […]

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