Because Lasik eye surgery takes the most surgical skill to perform the number one thing to be aware of is how qualified your Lasik surgeon is. As mentioned before with Lasik eye surgeries it is 10% laser and 90% surgeon (unlike PRK surgeries where it is 90% laser and 10% surgeon). Although it is the preferable choice to have Lasik surgery rather than any other type of corrective vision surgery, if the Lasik surgeon is

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inexperienced then it would probably be safer to go with a PRK type of surgery....or find a different Lasik surgeon. Below is a list of some of the main problems that can happen with Lasik surgeries. Many Lasik surgeons will never mention these issues to you. Lasik eye surgeries is big business and the facts are not always readily available.

LASIK COMPLICATIONS:

1) Inexperienced Lasik surgeon makes errors in the surgery. Complications such as ectasia ( when a bulging of the cornea as a result of the laser-thinned and weakened area on the eye ) can be a very serious problem were a corneal transplant is required. SOLUTION: get many opinions from different Lasik surgeons if you are a good candidate for Lasik surgery. Only choose a Lasik doctor who has extensive experience irregardless of the price...you only have one pair of eyes. Note: when researching lasik doctors be specific when asking them how many LASIK surgeries they have done. Lasik surgeons can be deceptive, how many refractive eye surgeries they have done is not the same as how many Lasik surgeries they have done. Also are they counting Lasik surgeries per eye or per individual.

2) Microkeratome blade jams and malfunctions during surgery. Although this is rare it does happen from time to time. SOLUTION: be sure to ask the Lasik surgeon how old his equipment is. You don't want to be the first person with Lasik equipment that is straight out of the box and you don't want to be the person with Lasik equipment that is more than a couple years old.

3) Star bursting & Halos can occur after Lasik Eye surgery. Essentially starbursting and halos are a extreme sensitivity to light particularly at night or real contrasting situations. Star bursting makes a ordinary car headlight look like it is a supernova with sharp star like rays coming off it in all directions. Halos are a little more muted then starbursts and are very similar. These Lasik problems are more common then Lasik doctors want you to know and are usually corrected after a few additional Lasik follow up surgeries.

For more info on Lasik problems follow this link:http://www.lasikdisaster.com/studies.htm