Hey Tex...
Give it a few more years to let the technology improve...remember..."breast implants" in the early 70's were all the rage...I needn't say anymore (silicone)...
USA TodayLASIK risks understated
By Stephanie Armour and Julie Appleby, USA TODAY
By Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
Leslie Woodlock, 40, says her eyes are so bad after LASIK surgery that she has trouble seeing and can't drive at night. She now runs a support group for other patients.
Laser eye surgery is being touted in advertisements as a quick, virtually risk-free procedure that can end patients' need for glasses. But with more than 1 million patients expected to undergo the procedure this year, thousands are learning what the ads don't say: The surgery can cause life-altering complications that sometimes can't be fixed. Problems include double or triple vision so severe patients can't watch TV or read, light distortions so blinding they can't drive at night and eyes so dry that goggles must be worn outside. Some patients have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix problems only to find the technology doesn't yet exist to provide a remedy. Industry analysts and reports from the Food and Drug Administration suggest that up to 5% of patients experience some sort of complication.
Get as much info as possible before taking the plunge....
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