So if you are still worried that despite the infinitesimal odds laser eye surgery might make you blind there are some positive things you can do to reduce your risk even further.
Do you go blind from laser eye surgery.
The american refractive surgery council reports that there are no actual cases of blindness resulting directly from lasik surgery and the success rate is as high as 96 percent.
You can go blind from lasik.
Total blindness meaning no light perception from lasik is extremely rare but it has happened.
Can you go blind from lasik.
Lasik surgery is considered to be a fairly low risk and highly successful elective surgery.
Lasik is a surgery and like any surgical or medical procedure there are some threats involved.
Most lasik risks and complications are mild and can be managed successfully.
Technically there is an exceedingly small risk of blindness with laser eye surgery but it is lower than the risk of wearing monthly contact lenses for one year so a risk that everyone seems to accept as perfectly reasonable.
Legal blindness which is defined as visual acuity of 20 200 or less with glasses has occurred as a result of lasik far more often than lasik surgeons will ever admit.
It s good to feel in control especially when you are about to undergo surgery.
And like with any surgical procedure unexpected complications can occur.
That said it s important to remember that lasik is surgery.