LASIK Misconceptions

You may think you know everything there is to know about LASIK, but you may be surprised by some of the misconceptions about LASIK that patients express every day, like:

My eyes will not respond to LASIK surgery.

While it is true that some patients are not good candidates for LASIK, patients who have been told their eyes will not respond to LASIK are often surprised to learn that there are alternatives available. Virtually all patients respond to LASIK, but some patients are more likely to have better results with a different type of eye surgery. If you have been told you are not a good candidate for LASIK, you may be a good candidate for an alternative vision surgery.

LASIK will not give me perfect eyesight.

In fact, LASIK often gives patients better than 20/20 eyesight. Patients always experience 20/20 eyesight after LASIK surgery at our office, but a high number of our patients actually have vision that is even better than 20/20 after their surgery.

I cannot afford LASIK.

While LASIK may require a significant initial investment, the truth is that if you can afford contacts and glasses, you can afford LASIK. The cost of replacing and repairing contacts and eye glasses over the course of your life is much higher than the cost of LASIK. Add to that the savings in time when you do not have to put in and take out contacts or search for lost eye glasses, and the value is easy to see.

You can learn more about LASIK misconceptions and the truth about laser vision correction when you contact Dr. Harvey Carter at Carter Eye Center, serving Dallas, Texas.