As you may know, LASIK is today’s most commonly performed refractive surgery procedure. It is highly well-known in the United States and many people considered it as an extremely effective outpatient procedure that suits low, moderate, and higher prescriptions. Being widely recognized, a number of eye centers particularly in the United States are now offering this kind of eye correcting procedure for those who have problems with myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. The term LASIK (many people call it “LASIX”) actually stands for Laser Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. It is a type of refractive surgery that reshapes the cornea of the eye in order to correct myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. And, perhaps one basic thing to note about LASIK is that, it is an outpatient procedure performed by a refractive surgeon. So being outpatient, you can take LASIK and go home afterwards. Now, what is involved in the LASIK procedure? Basically, a medical device known as microkeratome is used in LASIK eye surgery to create a thin, circular flap in the cornea. The surgeon will fold the flap back out of the way, then extract some corneal tissue underneath with the use of an excimer laser. The excimer laser uses a cool ultraviolet light beam to precisely remove the very tiny bits of tissue from the cornea to reshape it. When the reshaping is done in the right way, it is said that the reshaped cornea works better to focus light into the eye and onto the retina, providing clearer vision then before. The flap is then laid back in place, covering the area where the corneal tissue was removed. Although considered highly effective for some reasons, the LASIK eye surgery, just like any other surgeries, has its own risks and complications. But, how risky is it really to undergo LASIK? Well, in this article I will discuss some complications that might occur with LASIK. But, also I will give you ideas on how to avoid the LASIK problems. Let’s start with the complications.

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