We all know that one of the perks in living in this modern era is that we could now do things that seem to be very impossible for us years ago and right now; one of those things aside from the development of computer and the internet is the laser eye surgery. The laser eye surgery, as we all know is a great way to eliminate our use of eyeglasses to help us have an improved vision.

On the other hand, like many other medical procedures or treatments, there are complications that involve in having laser eye surgery and these risks are compiled and thoroughly researched for those people who are thinking of undergoing such treatment. Aside from the other well-known risks in laser eye surgery, here are the other complications that are usually not tackled and are considered to be more dangerous.

Possible Risks

Besides having over or under correction of the eyes, flap wrinkles, and infection as laser eye surgery risks, there have been more dangerous risks that are involved in undergoing such procedure and one of those is having central corneal islands in your eyes after. Central corneal islands are small areas of raised tissue that show up on the cornea when the laser used during surgery does not remove tissue uniformity but on the other hand, this complication only happens to one percent of the people who have undergone such procedure. The doctor may just prescribe corrective contact lenses to cure this laser eye surgery risk and to smoothen out the cornea surface or to have further laser surgery when needed.

Another sample of laser eye surgery risk that is considered to be more dangerous is the DLK or the diffuse lamellar keratitis that generally happens when certain foreign bodies become trapped in the corneal flap. Because of this, the patient could experience pain, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, or have the ongoing sensation that there has been something trapped inside the eyes. When patients experience these types of symptoms, they must immediately talk with their doctor even after years of surgery and the doctor could prescribe oral and topical medication to cure this condition.

Lastly, another laser eye surgery risk is the epithelial in-growths which happens when cells from the corneal epithelium start growing under the corneal flap that could significantly affect the vision. Also, there is the corneal ecstasia that may weaken the cornea and let it bulge after the surgery that occurs when the doctor created a deeper incision the flap creation process or removes too much corneal tissue during surgery. Unfortunately, for this type of laser eye surgery risk, it could only be resolved with corneal transplant.