Welcome to LASIK Problems
Welcome to LASIK Problems, the website which presents you with the true risks of LASIK eye surgery, educating you about the complications and side effects so you can make an informed decision before undergoing laser eye surgery.
Before we can begin looking at the risks, we first need to understand what LASIK laser vision correction actually is, what it does, and how it works. Click on any of the topics below to learn more about LASIK Eye Surgery.
- What is LASIK?
- How does LASIK work?
- What is refractive error?
- What are the different types of refractive errors?
- What happens to vision when we age?
- Am I a good candidate for LASIK?
- What is my doctor looking for during my evaluation?
LASIK Problems
As a patient, you put your trust in doctors to fully disclose the risk and possible complications and side effects which may arise during LASIK eye surgery. However, this is not always the case. Many LASIK surgeons only share the benefits and downplay and conceal the problems.

Clinical trials run by the FDA shows that a significant number of LASIK patients experience complications after surgery. In fact, the studies have shown that after having the LASIK procedure performed, 17.5% of patients reported seeing halos, 19.7% reported starbursts (glare), 19.3% are now unable to drive at night, and 21% have chronically dry eyes. That means 1 in 5 people are suffering from LASIK complications!
Some of the more frequently reported complications include:
- Dry eye
- Infection
- Overcorrection
- Undercorrection
- Extreme sensitivity to light
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Visual acuity fluctuation
- Halos
- Starbursts
- Ghost images
- Double vision
- Wrinkles in corneal flap
- Off-center ablation
- Debris under corneal flap
- Abnormal growth under corneal flap
- Astigmatism
- Floaters
- Thin corneal flap
- Buttonhole corneal flap
- Erosion of epithelium
- Detachment of posterior vitreous
- Macular holes
Click on any of the links above to learn more.

There are also three stages during the whole LASIK lifecycle where problems may arise. They are:
Comments on this entry are closed.