| When considering any type of surgery, it's | | | | something worth looking into. |
| important to consider the risks versus the | | | | 3. Relatively Quick Results |
| reward, the pros and cons, and the advantages | | | | With LASIK laser eye surgery, vision correction |
| and disadvantages. This is true of LASIK eye | | | | usually takes place immediately following the |
| surgery as well. Only by seeing the big picture can | | | | surgery, or by the next day. Vision is obviously a |
| you make the best decision. | | | | big part of our lives, so quick results from an eye |
| So what are some of the advantages of LASIK | | | | surgery can be a major benefit. |
| eye surgery? | | | | 4. Quick Recovery |
| 1. History of Success | | | | LASIK typically produces quick results, and the |
| LASIK has a history of good success rates. By | | | | recovery time is also fast (when compared to |
| "success rate," I am referring to surgeries that | | | | other types of eye surgery). In most cases, |
| result in corrected version. Approximately 80% of | | | | LASIK eye surgery requires no stitches or |
| LASIK surgery patients achieve the level of vision | | | | bandages, so recovery time is shortened. |
| they want. This is a major advantage of having | | | | 5. No More Glasses |
| LASIK. | | | | Arguably the biggest benefit of LASIK laser eye |
| 2. Less Pain | | | | surgery is that it corrects vision to the point that |
| In most cases, LASIK laser eye surgeries are less | | | | patients no longer need glasses or contact lenses. |
| painful than other types of eye surgery (such as | | | | This is a quality-of-life benefit that leads a lot of |
| the photorefractive keratectomy or PRK). In fact, | | | | people to choose LASIK in the first place. |
| there is typically not much pain associated with | | | | Of course, this is only one side of the story. While |
| LASIK surgery at all. | | | | there are certainly some strong benefits to |
| Obviously this is a big advantage of LASIK | | | | having LASIK laser eye surgery, there are some |
| surgery, especially when combined with the | | | | disadvantages as well. We have covered those in |
| success rate of LASIK surgery. Any time you | | | | a different article below. |
| can reduce the amount of pain associated with a | | | | * You may republish this article online if you retain |
| surgery while keeping the benefits, you've found | | | | the author's note with active hyperlinks below. |