Make tons of money, ignore bad outcomes, gaslight the injured, and just keep pretending everything is fine while you continue selling dangerous products and services. Just another day in the medical biz. (No, not everyone in the biz, but often enough to use caution and to do your own research BEFORE you subject yourself to a procedure or pharmaceutical).
Even when bad outcomes ARE actually rare, it's worth remembering: Even rare outcomes happen to actual people, and when it happens to YOU, it happens 100%.
https://nypost.com/2025/05/22/health/doctors-former-patients-warn-of-lasik-eye-surgery-dangers/
The suicide of a 26-year-old Pennsylvania police officer over the after-effects of the popular eye surgery LASIK was not an isolated incident, with others saying it left them with agonizing and life changing symptoms, patients and doctors told The Post.
LASIK providers say the procedure is 95% to 99% safe, but one LASIK survivor said she had suicidal ideations for two years after her “disastrous” surgery in 2000.
She also claimed to know of at least 40 people to have taken their own lives because they couldn’t take constant pain and vision problems, developed after the procedure.
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I had Lasik done on both eyes the same day - 25 years ago. I left the Dr Office, went to the DMV (my friend drove me there), and had my eyeglasses restriction removed from my driver license within 2 hours of my surgery. I was seeing 20/40 at that point (minimum required to remove the glasses restriction) and in 2 days I was at 20/10 - and still am today. I had zero pain (none of that sand thing), no night halos, and no other issues. The only annoying thing was wearing those plastic "blinders" over my eyes at night - taped to my face and forehead) so I didn't accidentally rub my eyes and rip my corneas off. I did need a couple extra days to heal because at the time I was a smoker and that could slow the healing process.
It also took me about a year before I stopped trying to push my non-existent glasses back up the bridge of my nose. I had been doing that for more than a decade and it became a subconscious habit.
That was (still to this date) the best money I ever spent. I also had paperwork the Dr gave me to read and sign that told me about the possible side-effects and the odds. It was similar to any other surgery, so nobody should be surprised. Any procedure can have complications - LASIK isn't any different.
Agree, best money ever spent. Both eyes done 22 years ago and loving every moment of seeing actual leaves on the trees.