LASIK Complications
A detailed pre-operative examination aids to reduce the possible complications after getting LASIK surgery. The evaluation and information of the complications gives an opportunity to somehow direct the expectations of the patients in a correct manner. Some factors such as the history of ocular trauma, keratoconus, diabetes, corneal dystrophy, an autoimmune conditions, lactation, keloids, and pregnancy can increase the risk of developing complications in some people.
The follow-up for LASIK occurs at day 1, a week after, a month after, 3 months after, and 6 months after if the doctors feel then they might call up on you later as well. The efficacy and safety of LASIK are remarkable, but the possibility of complications is always there even after using the best technology. Following are some possible complications post-LASIK:
Overcorrections and under-corrections
Under-correction is usually a more common potential complication after LASIK than overcorrection. Most of the surgeons generally accept the overcorrection complication in post-LASIK patients. However, an under-correction is more likely to happen in patients having high myopia, astigmatism, or hyperopia. Overcorrections and under-corrections have the best way to resolve with enhancement procedures 3 months post the stabilization of refraction. The surgeon re-lifts the corneal flap and creates a second ablation. If the prescriptions remains table generally for almost two visits, the patients refer back to the surgeon to perform an enhancement procedure.