Lasek New York

During Surgery

During surgery, complications related to the cutting or hinging of the flap occur in less 0.5% of patients.  Other complications occurring at less than a 1% rate include the development of an irregular astigmatism due to scarring, healing, or beam problems, infection, or other vision problems (halos around lights, blurry night vision) due to decentration, surgery performed off the center of the pupil due to surgeon error or the inability of the patient to focus on a fixed point.

Candidacy for LASIK surgery can vary depending on your doctor and the type of laser that is used.  The minimum requirements are that a patient must be at least 18 years old and has had no drastic change in vision over the past year.  For patients with severe refractive errors LASIK may not be an option, but with the advancements in refractive surgery, almost anyone with stable and healthy eyes can be treated with some type of surgery.

There has been a lot of hype and attention about the cost of LASIK surgery.  Some firms claim that they can perform the surgery at a starting cost of $299 per eye.  Of course, no one actually gets the surgery at that cost, and patients should beware of such advertisements; you get what you pay for.  On average, the cost of LASIK is about $1,700.