can laser eye surgery go wrong?

can laser eye surgery go wrong?
My optician said laser eye surgery was risky - what are chances of something going wrong?

by : Beth G on 18th Feb 2010

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Yes, laser eye surgery can go wrong as can all operations. However the risk of anything serious happening is extremely small. Only about 1/30,000 laser eye surgery procedures result in a complication that cannot be rectified by your surgeon and the chances of going blind from laser eye surgery are only about 1 in 5 million! Read more in our guide about Laser eye surgery risks
by : Treatmentsaver on 18th Feb 2010