When you say the word “statistics” eye of most people, glassy, and statistics for the most part pretty boring. If, however, a process that must be determined to read a lot about the statistics on the procedure for the satisfaction and can lead to other aspects of learning to learn.

Large statistics group who want to investigate most of the potential patients, they know the statistics about LASIK complications LASIK. Complications are a reality, with surgery and LASIK is no exception to the rule. But the chances of complications are low and the large number of people who undergo laser eye surgery were compared.

Approximately one million people undergo LASIK this year, and less than 5% of the complications. Some of these complications are (dependent) from the FDA report:

• Glare and light sensitivity affects 1.7 percent of LASIK patients.
• Visual changes in 2.6 percent of LASIK patients.
• Halos around light sources are 3.5 percent of patients.
• About 3 percent of patients reported vision worse than before LASIK.

Visual improvement after LASIK

Your statistical chance of 20/20 or better vision of LASIK is 85%. A significant 92% of patients experience 20/40 vision after laser eye surgery.

A total of luck with the procedure of Lasik

In the case of elective surgery, LASIK and still had one of the highest degree of satisfaction among patients that the procedure with 95% of patients satisfied with the outcome of the operation. When we speak of a grieving process over one million people every year – this is an excellent success rate.

As with any other form of cooperation may be important to you, a thorough review of the background of the type of surgery you meet them be subjected to. One of the steps for conducting a background check looks at the statistics behind the procedures. The statistics will help you become a more complete picture of the risks and benefits of the procedure for you.

LASIK is performed to the myopia and hyperopia in the eyes of other disorders, such as astigmatism and presbyopia, a condition that is impairing the ability to describe concentrated by aging, right. Be subjected to this procedure, changing the shape of the cornea with a laser printer. Made within 24 hours after treatment, patients can usually return to their usual daily round-trip.

In the United States alone, more than one million patients, the LASIK procedure. Throughout the world there are about 20 million people have LASIK and other refractive laser procedures had. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States and Drug Administration, FDA, or the complications of LASIK surgery is low, ranging only 1-5 percent.

The Eye Surgery Education Council or ESEC also has a positive message. The ESEC reported that less than 1 percent of patients receiving this procedure, or experienced serious complications, problems with vision impairments have been to. Other, less serious problems, from 3 to 5 percent. Moreover, the problem is caused by laser treatments or processes to be solved to improve the view.

Men subject to this more than women, with approximately 54% of men who have LASIK with only 46% of women. More than half of those who made the optical correction in the age group 18-34.

A survey by the Vision Watch, said that about 60% of respondents said they were “a little knowledge” about many vision correction procedures available today. Of those who were entitled to the survey, 70% indicated that they were “surprised and happy” that she could see so well. However, the Gallup poll conducted in late 2003 showed a sad lack of public knowledge LASIK. He said that more than 73% percent of respondents said they knew nothing about the latest technological advances and LASIK in general. Over 85% of those who moved with LASIK vision impairment considered, but 56% said they had never discussed the possibility of helping with their doctor. Perhaps because a lot of information on this topic, 86% of those who have considered LASIK seems to be waiting for surgery for a safe laser eye correction.