Lasik surgery is for people who have eye problems. Many of us hate to wear eye glasses and contacts everyday just so we can read a book or drive a car. When there is a way to cure this we jump at the chance.

As with any type of surgery those who are thinking about Lasik surgery should consider all of the risks or complications that could happen if something were to go wrong. You may decide that these possible Lasik surgery complications are worth the risk or you may change your mind altogether.

Sit down with a professional eye surgeon and talk with them about what the procedure entails, how it can improve your vision, and the complications that could happen during the procedure. This surgeon may decide that you are not a good candidate for this type of surgery. But don’t give up hope because there are other types of vision correction therapies that you could use that include; Lasek, PRK, and implantable lenses.

Because of the much advancement in technology the complications of Lasik eye surgery are greatly reduced and the success rate has greatly increased. In fact even the U.S. Military recommends refractive surgery that is a part of Lasik surgery to help decrease the amount of soldiers that have to use special lenses or contacts in order to see properly.

From 2000 to 2003 over 16,000 U.S. Army soldiers used special refractive surgery. 86% of these people received 20/20 vision or slightly better vision than what they did have. 98% received 20/40 or better vision.

"Reports of night vision difficulties, LASIK flap dislocation, and dry eye are infrequent, and do not seem to have a significant negative impact on military operations or individual readiness," researchers who studied these outcomes said in the February 2005 issue of Ophthalmology journal.