Like every medical procedure has some risks of refractive surgery. For example, approximately 1-2% of patients have not so good with the glasses after LASIK as they before surgery with glasses. This undesirable result is called “loss of best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), and is usually caused by abnormal healing after an uneventful operation.

Please note that you can still experience some unwanted side effects after LASIK, even if your visual acuity 20/20 or better.

LASIK complications (or any other method of refractive surgery such as PRK, EPI-LASIK or LASEK) are rare, and most can be successfully managed by your ophthalmologist.

Epithelial ingrowth is just one of several possible LASIK complications. This is when cells from the surface layer of the cornea (the epithelium) grows beneath the corneal flap, after being replaced in the laser-treated area was started. Epithelial ingrowth may not become apparent until several weeks after the operation. (This is a basic post-operative visits with your eye doctor are important.)

When epithelial cells grow under the corneal flap, they can obscure and interfere with light in the eye, distorting vision. If that happens, you can eliminate your LASIK surgeon the problem by surgically lifting the flap and the removal of “The Wayward epithelial cells, which normally consists of clear vision. (Sometimes a bandage contact lens may be used for a few days to help the valve seal better and reduce the risk of recurrence of epithelial ingrowth to.)

(Epithelial ingrowth is not a potential complication of PRK, EPI-LASIK, LASEK or LASIK, because no style flaps are created in these proceedings.)

You can minimize the risk of complications after refractive surgery, giving your careful choice of refractive surgery and the optometrist or ophthalmologist who do you, pre-and postoperative care. Likewise, it is very important to follow the advice of your doctor and do not miss any scheduled postoperative visits.

Minor complications of LASIK
Minor LASIK complications are temporary in most cases and are often easily treated by your healthcare provider. They include, but are not limited to:

• Mild inflammation
• Dry Eyes
• Epithelial looseness or ingrowth
• moved, displaced, and / or folding doors.

Major complications of LASIK
Major complications are rare complications associated with LASIK. These complications occur in fewer than 1 in 100 cases.�
Major complications of LASIK may include, but are not limited to:

• Severe infections
• Severe bleeding
• Flap complications
• Inflammation
• Retinal detachment
• Thinning of the cornea
• Decentralization when the laser is not right in the eye, centered
• Under-or overcorrection
• Mechanical equipment failure
• Perforation or a hole in the cornea
• Other rare and unlikely events.