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by Answerbag Staff on October 20th, 2009

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How many people become blind from Lasik eye surgery?

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  • by Cheryl Waters Likins on October 20th, 2009

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    Lasik eye surgery uses laser technology to correct refractive errors that occur when the eye's lens does not correctly bend light, resulting in blurred vision. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are no known cases of blindness immediately following Lasik surgery. However, statistics on long-term outcomes are not yet available. In October 2009, the FDA initiated a plan to collect statistics on Lasik surgery outcomes. The Eye Surgery Education Council reports that Lasik procedures performed by ophthalmologists experienced in the technique have a complication rate of less than 10 percent. The rate for less experienced ophthalmologists may be up to 38 percent. Possible complications include swelling, pain, corneal scarring and contact lens intolerance.

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  • by Robogirl_roboguy_robodog_robocat_in_2030 on January 16th, 2010

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    My dad knows someone who became legally blind(20/200?) in one eye and he sees like 20/40 in the other eye. He's been recommended for a corneal transplant in the 20/200 eye. I don't believe in lasik, I know alot of people who have ruined their eyes that way. I might consider Intacs, but other than that, im sticking with glasses.

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