is it okay to have laser surgery for floaters and later on in life to have laser!

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It's Lasik eye surgery, not laser.

Ifyou have lasik eye surgery they will most likey get rid of your floaters and fix your vision if that's what you're talking about.

But theres a lot you should know before doing something this drastic,
Lasik surgery permanently changes the physiology and optics of the eye. When considering any form of non-urgent surgery, patients should always bear in mind the risk-benefit ratio. The benefits are obvious - no more glasses or contact lenses. However, the risk of permanent damage to vision can be greater than even many ophthamologists know.

According to the 'Review of Optometry' journal, up to one in six people who undergo laser surgery end up with complications that affect their eyesight. These include distortions of vision, such as irregular astigmatism, which cannot be corrected by glasses. Other patients simply experience a deterioration in their quality of vision or serious 'dry-eye' syndrome.

Also, Multiple vision is something most of us associate with crossing our eyes, but a small minority of patients have found that one eye can see double and even triple vision as a result of Lasik surgery.

Those are just the cons though.
Some people that have experienced this surgery:
Margaret Dolan is an Irish victim of the procedure. Following her surgery, her eyes developed a particularly cruel condition known as Post-Lasik Dry Eye. She needs to add artificial tears to her eyes a number of times a day and even throughout the night. Patients who suffer from dry eye usually have the symptoms for around two months following surgery. However, for some people like Margaret Dolan the condition does not improve and they need to take artificial tears for the rest of their lives.

Just something to think about.

Also:
The Lasik procedure is not recommended for anyone who:

? is under 18

? is pregnant

? has a history of eye disease including optic nerve damage, cataracts or problems with the cornea such as corneal thinning

? has extremely large pupils (bigger than 7mm can cause problems with Lasik)

? has very thin corneas

? has very strong prescriptions


Weigh your pros and cons, is it worth it to you?

It's kind of like roulette. Are you willing to risk some things in order to "try" it out? But once you try it your stuck with it. It's a gamble.