Your Questions About Laser Eye Surgery Complications
William asks…
Is LASIK eye surgery really safe?
Hello, Just a couple questions. I was reading about the difference between LASIK and PRK and it seems like PRK may be a safer procedure. I am concerned about the risks of Laser eye surgery (such as complications later in life, the cornea flap from the LASIK never healing, dry eyes, loss in visual quality. etc)
and I was wondering which procedure is better to undergo, LASIK or PRK? Also potential blindness is mentioned, risks etc.. Are these likely? PRK seems safer to me (from what I’ve read..) Can you clear this up? Thank you!
p.s. I know a consultation would help me get info, but I wanted to ask here first! 
admin answers:
Well first of all its extremely important to have the right doctor who knows what he/she is doing.. My mom had lasik eye surgery about 6 years ago and it was proven to be successful. Her eyes fully healed, she had no complications, and the visual quality of her eyes have not worsen over the years. Although, she did have dry eyes for the first 2 years and she had used eye liquid drops. But now her eyes aren’t that dry anymore
Heres a good website that compares Lasik and prk:
http://www.prk.com/LASIKvsPRK.html
Carol asks…
I m 18 and have longsightedness, and accommodative esotropia in my right eye.Can surgery correct this?
Basically im 18, i have +5 prescription in my left eye and +5.5 in my right. I suffer from asigmatisms in my eyes, and I have accommodative esotropia in my right eye. Currently I have good vision in glasses, due to there multifocal component. I love wearing contacts but near vision is harder and more blurry. What are my options? What would you do if you were me? Is multifocal contact lenses a good option? Is eye muscle surgery able to correct my accommodative esotropia? Is lasik/laser able to correct my longsightedness? How common is my eye complications? Thankyou
admin answers:
Multifocal contacts are a possibility or using reading glasses over contacts.
Surgery is not a treatment option for accommodative esotropia. Your farsightedness might be correctable with LASIK but LASIK will not change your need for reading glasses. LASIK is a substitute for non multifocal glasses or contacts; if reading is difficult with your contacts it will just as difficult after LASIK.
Donald asks…
Is diabetic laser surgery uncomfortable?
I cant stand anything in my eyes, not even drops. I have 7.5 A1C at worst usually and no complications for 14 years but i dread it!
admin answers:
No its not. You don’t feel a thing. All you do is rest and throw lots of drops in your eyes. But its worth everything though. 2020 vision.
Chris asks…
What has retinal tear got to do with post cataract surgery and laser clearance of membrane?
Is there anyway I can take care of my eyes from such? What are some of the complications I have to be wary too?
thanks Jennifer I am touched!
But one thing i like to ask you though in such as a case for laser clearance of membrane (if i used the term correctly), is it technically called ‘surgery‘ with perhaps surgical tables involved?
This is because my insurance said will not pay unless its a surgical procedure and the doctor said its not. i am confused.
admin answers:
Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to prevent retinal tears. Some of us are more prone to retinal tears and detachments…those of us who have had intraocular surgeries (like cataract), are high myopes, or have had an ocular injury (blunt trauma, penetrating injury). The best you can do is to monitor your eye health with regular eye exams, eat well balanced diet (antioxidants have shown to help with the HEALTH of the eye), and monitor blood pressure and blood sugars (for diabetics) as well as any vision changes you may have so you can get treatment quickly to prevent permanent damage.
Complications of retinal tears is that they may recur, usually in another part of the eye close to the first tear when treated adequately…if left untreated, they can lead to retinal detachment, which would need a more extensive surgery to correct. Retinal tears generally can be ‘fixed’ with laser demarcation…using a laser around the tear to reattach it.
Laser of membrane…the most common membranes we see in our clinic are epiretinal membranes and choroidal neovascular membranes, both of which are treatable.
The articles I linked below describe Retinal tears, detachments (the first describes the risks of RD/RT with cataract surgery), and intraocular membranes a lot better than I can.
Complications can be mild to severe. There could be some blurring of vision to total loss of vision depending on the severity, location, and time of treatment for retinal tears (the possibility of leading to detachment the longer you wait for treatment grows), other ocular health factors including prior retinal detachments, blood pressure problems, diabetes, cataract surgery, prior intraocular surgeries.
Like I said…the links below explain a lot better than I can.
I hope this helps.
Jenny asks…
Upper eyelids twitch only when closed?
I have recently noticed that when my mom closes her eyes she has uncontrolable twitching of her upper eyelids, its very rapid. She recently got laser surgery to remove spots on her eyelids and we’re wondering if that has caused it. Is this going to cause more harmful complications? The surgery has caused other complications, is this another one?
admin answers:
It probably is. But it only happens when she closes her eyes, that is strange. I’ve had little twitches in my eye lids and other parts of the body, but that’s just nerve endings. Nothing to worry about. I would give the surgeon that performed the laser a call and see what she is told. It will probably just go away by itself one day, but that has got to be bothersome. Maybe she can gets some eye drops from the Doctor that will help. Best to you young caring daughter and your blessed Mother.
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