What is the downside of a laser eye surgery?

Getting a laser eye surgery, is it a good idea? what are the possible side effects/downside of this?

I'm getting it done too.

I've done tons of research, and would urge you to make sure you go to a really reliable clinic and make sure you follow all the aftercare instructions, and go to all the aftercare appointments.

If you don't use the eye drops, rub your eyes or get water in your eyes you will be risking your sight.

Your sight will not be 100% perfect after, but it should be improved. I've got myopia (no probs reading, but can't even focus on my PC screen without specs) and astigmatism (oval rather vthan round eyeballs) so I'm a fairly good bet as neither thing is too big (Myopia -4 and -3-ish; astigmatism mild).

I'm getting lasik intralase with Bosch and Laum equipment, possibly wavefront mapping too. It is expensive but I am taking NO chances. I'll add you as a friend if you want. I'm getting the op on the 14th of next month. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

And all the best with your research into this. Source(s): lasermyeye.com for horror stories.
Ultralase for good service
Optimax on ebay for a "buy it now" option... sounds a bit dodgy and guide prices are a bit cheap for my liking.

Look for places that are independantly assessed and/or recommended by others.

You could go blind??
I actually went and had an assessment for this about 2 years ago. The surgeon at that seminar told each of us, after having his assistant briefly examine us free of charge and get our numbers and what each of us had, that I had the typical Presbyopia which is the actual least of problems to be cured by laser surgery. In other words: Mine is about 20-25 in one eye and I have an astigmatism in my right eye, my rt. eye being the weakest including muscle strength and he said that even though I currently use trifocals for reading, computer work, and driving (distance) that I'm actually at about the point he could repair me to and it would be a waste of my money and there would be no guarantees. There were clearly others there with some near blindness, and other problems which he thought he could clearly help them. Each case is different but there is an after-period that your eyes must be allowed to "adjust" to where they are going to be and there can be follow-up visits. $'s range around $3,000, depending on what's needed and what Dr. you see for surgery. I'm here in VA.

Hope I helped. Mrs. T. / Chesterfield, VA
My friend has to keep going back sometimes once every two months and sometimes once a year. Theres a risk you can go blind but more then likely if something goes wrong then you'll get blurry vision.

I say wait a couple more years if your not in a hurry to get it done that way they have more experience and fixed some of the kinks.
Lasik surgery does NOT cure your vision, it does not fix your vision. What Lasik basically does is etch the prescription of a contact lens onto your eye's lens. This means if you have a genetic eye problem, your eyes will continue to worsen from there.
I just got Lasiks and it is the best thing I have ever done for myself. With any surgery there are risks, mostly of infection. If your take your eyedrop regularly you should be fine. the Doc should explian everything. The most common problem is seeing hallo around light at night time. I experienced it for the first week and then it cleared up but it wasn't so bad that I could not drive.