Nowadays, Lasik correction has become extremely popular. Although just a few years ago, it was hard to find laser eye surgery, now you can find a LASIK eye center in almost every major city. Now there are even LASIK eye centers opening up in malls, and all of them promise to have you in and out the same day, correcting any flaw in your vision and giving you near perfect eyesight. So far, there have been no major health effects to laser surgery eye correction, and LASIK prices have been coming down. Nonetheless, you have to wonder – is it really worth the risk?
Now I have nothing against new science, and I think that the march of technology has done tremendous things for us in recent years. Nevertheless, I wonder if LASIK vision correction is an unnecessary risk. LASIK eye surgery so far has proven to be beneficial. For many people with serious vision problems, it is a much better solution than glasses. It seems to last, And although it is initially more expensive than glasses, after being able to forgo a couple new corrective eye wear prescriptions, it more than pays for itself. Nonetheless, the first LASIK eye center was developed less than a decade ago if my memory serves me correctly. Perhaps all of the LASIK eye center surgeries will continue to have no ill health effects as the recipients age, but who really knows? It wouldn’t be the first time that what seemed like a beneficial medical procedure has gone horribly wrong.
For example, who could have predicted that silicon breast augmentation would have such dire health effects? Who knew about thalidomide before it was too late? Don’t get me wrong – if I had very serious eye troubles that could not be easily corrected by glasses, I would be the first person into a LASIK eye center. As it is, however, my vision problems are only moderate. I have thought about going to a LASIK eye center before – I can’t wear contacts, and I don’t like wearing glasses – but I have so far decided against it. After all, I know glasses are safe. LASIK eye surgery, by contrast, has not had enough time to prove itself. You can call me old-fashioned, but my eyes are one of the most important sensory systems that I possess. Until another decade or two passes, I am not going to enter a LASIK eye center.
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