As an optometric physician, I am routinely asked for my opinion on LASIK. Most often, safety is a primary concern of my patients considering LASIK, and with good reason. Surgery is surgery, and with every surgery comes possible risks.

In my experience, however, LASIK is safe...with one caveat: every LASIK patient must be an excellent LASIK candidate. An excellent candidate meets many more requirements than simply a vision problem that could be corrected with lasers....so many more things come into the equation. A comprehensive eye examination will generally give your doctor the information needed to determine if you are a candidate, but several more tests are usually needed to find out if you make an excellent candidate. These tests will help your doctor determine if you should or should not be allowed to reach the operating table.

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