Title: Weighing the risk of Lasik Surgery

" And joining us now to talk more about laser surgery is doctor -- you're Quinones -- surgeon at the Massachusetts eye and ear infirmary thank you for joining us. Thank you glad to be here for you to quantify how how great do you think the risks are. Well I think that this procedure is -- it. And the majority of people I'm very happy but about 1% of patients art -- has caused some. Higher complications and and what sorts of complications are you saying we just -- woman in theirs it feels like eyes are always drive what other complications to people complain so dry -- is the most common one medical applications are blurry vision a distance requiring that it -- contact lenses -- o'clock this afternoon procedure. Glare halos and -- I think of that. One of the highest risk is that patients are not happy after the surgery and because they've probably had and realistic expectations. Beforehand so what should you be able to expect. Well I think that there are no guarantees in surgery -- and it just like in any surgery and that we do in Madison. That realistic expectation is to be less dependent on -- just. But you might need to wear glasses after the surgery but for certain tasks such as driving more readings of who's -- good candidate for -- Well it's difficult to -- that you would candid without a long evaluation. I think the key point that I would stress is that you have to be valued at police officer you're very thoroughly we take about three hours to evaluate -- fun. And let me see things that will look for his pupil size and corneal thickness and that type of refractive error that you have. And the constellation of these findings do you you have good about candidate I was just whose -- has some of those things should be able to tell good doctor or whether or not someone might be prone to some of these complications yes I think that's a good evaluation will -- be able to provide you with with candidacy he says it now say you're patient and you're looking for the good doctor what questions should you -- to make sure that you're getting good advice. Well I think that I'm definitely out. He's doing your research beforehand before you see the doctor. And then you should ask major things dot qualify it is my nearsightedness apart tightness is within the limits of FDA approved laser treatments my pupil -- putting them yet there's a glare halos is my cornea. Too thin and if used to depending on which candidate so these -- the major things and also I think it is important off for the surgeon to be realistic with use so I went. Save that the surgeon that's guaranteed twenty when -- vision or money back. That would be something that I would just shy away from have you haven't. I haven't had a but my husband is. I'm looking forward to having it within a few weeks of I'm case that you would have no reservations about performing laser surgery -- when he -- not I would not but of course there -- of them. -- I'm so overall would you discourage people from it in any way or is it that vast majority of 99% of people are happy with the results the district you really just need to get the right doctor and have that doctor asking the right questions exactly I would also stressed that. You know the doctor should be asking you about all your medical problems all yell at past -- history all the medications that you're taking all these things are important. And you actually also should be comfortable with a doctor and how realistic expectations because. Also this surgery is not magic. There's no magic bullet and medicine. You have given us a lot of food for thought this morning thank you doctor examines and would like to hear from you send us your suggestions for future stories topics to help week an NEC and dot com"