Laser Eye Surgery Forum

Is lasik eye surgery dangerous?

No, lasik eye surgery is not dangerous otherwise there would not be over 100,000 people having it done in the UK each year. The chances of a complication occurring which your laser eye surgeon would not be able to rectify is about 1 in 30,000. The chance of going blind from Lasik eye surgery is about 1 in 5 million which is extremely unlikely. Read more about lasik risks in our comprehensive guide.