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Thinking about eye surgery using a Lasik procedure is a big step, and many people are a little hesitant to ask the questions that they have. While the LASIK procedure is talked about frequently, it usually isn’t discussed in a lot of detail and people have a tendency to be afraid of what they don’t understand. This report is going to talk about some of the most common fears that people have, and will also talk about the experiences that the vast majority of people experience when they go through a LASIK eye surgery procedure.

One of the biggest and most common fears that people have when considering LASIK is the fear of pain and whether it will hurt are not. This doesn’t only go for LASIK but it also goes for any other type of operation. Since the patient is conscious when the procedure is being performed on them this is a highly understandable fear. In every operation the Lasik surgeon applies numbing drops into the eyes before the procedure starts, and the patient is also given a mild sedative to relax them and make sure that they are comfortable. You might feel a small pressure to your eye which is common, but that is about it it really doesn’t hurt much.

The cornea is reshaped during the procedure by the use of a laser. Many folks are worried about the laser being shone directly into the eye, or that they might look away and, due to this, develop a serious complication with their eyes and the Lasik laser beam effects. In actuality, the laser is only active for ten to fifteen seconds for each eye, and the Lasik machine has a tracking system that allows the beam to be on only when the eye is in the correct position.

Another general fear for people contemplating a medical procedure is fear of “the scalpel”. When the surgeon makes the incision on the eye it is done with a very small microkeratome blade which is attached to a machine, and this isn’t always used as some of the more recent innovations in LASIK technology has allowed the surgeon to use the laser itself to make the flap. There isn’t any real reason to be concerned about them being cut on with a scalpel in this procedure as the surgeon doesn’t use one.

Many wonder about the horror stories they hear about this or any other operation, and wonder about serious consequences like going blind. Statistics taken by the government i.e. the FDA, state that there aren’t any reported cases of people becoming blind because of a LASIK procedure. Actually, the risk of a serious permanent complication due to the Lasik procedure is less than 1 percent, and the risk of any permanent complications even if not serious (such as light halos) is 3 percent or less. It is extremely rare for a patient to not have improved vision after a Lasik procedure.

If you are bothered by the thought of him being awake when somebody is working on your eyeball, remember that you are going to be given a sedative and your eyeball will be completely numb. If the thought of actually seeing somebody’s hand approaching our eyeball is a frightening thought, take comfort in the fact that you will have drops put in your eyes it is going to black out your vision for a period of 10 or 15 seconds which is plenty of time for the procedure to be done in that eye.

This introduction has hopefully addressed the most common fears about the Lasik procedure. If you have any thoughts about the benefits of having improved vision from a LASIK surgery, then make sure that you visit your local clinic and discuss what happens in the procedure in detail with the professionals there.

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