Myths about laser vision correction

Patients, before deciding on laser vision correction, are faced with various myths. They are afraid of pain, complications, anesthesia and other things. But what do ophthalmologists say?

Myth 1. Painful procedure

The doctor needs a couple of seconds to point to the pupil area. The patient does not have time to feel the pain, but only the work of the laser, the doctor and the protective lens. If you are very afraid of pain, then you can ask the doctor to drip drops with local anesthesia.

The above debunks another myth that the correction is done under anesthesia. The patient is given only intravenous pain medication and sedative drops.

Myth 2. I will blink and ruin everything.

The laser has a centering system that responds to rapid pupil movements. If you blink, the laser simply “retargets” to its new location. By the way, the same sedative drops eliminate the blink reflex.

Myth 3. Correction leads to complications

Perhaps if the patient had contraindications. But usually before the operation, tests are taken, and the patient is examined by a surgeon. The clinic conducts advanced diagnostics, and the eye is scanned for hundreds of parameters.

If a person does not have eye sores, such as keratoconus, glaucoma, or common ones: thyroid disease, severe diabetes, then the operation will pass without complications.

Myth 4. Laser correction only relieves myopia

Of course it isn’t. With the help of the operation, both myopia, astigmatism and hyperopia can be corrected.

Myth 5. And if vision deteriorates?

During this moment, patients are especially worried. Advanced diagnostics allows the doctor to make accurate predictions. If he sees that 100% of the result cannot be achieved, then he will tell this to the client of the clinic.

And by the way, patients begin to see well within a couple of hours after the intervention. What the operation does not save from is age-related farsightedness, which appears at the age of 40-45.

Myth 6. After the procedure, you can go blind

Not a single case recorded, if you turn to the history of laser correction. The operation affects only the upper layers, which allows the cornea to recover quickly. The patient does not need stitches.

Myth 7. Laser correction is an expensive procedure.

Maybe before, that’s how it was when laser correction was considered a novelty. You can compare the cost of the operation with two years of wearing lenses.

The funniest myth is that after the correction you can not give birth. Ordinary household risks are more dangerous than this operation. You can undergo an examination, and, for example, strengthen the retina with medicines.