“Can Lasik make you go blind?”

Any surgery to your eye can do this but extremely rare. A conservative approach and comprehensive evaluation prior to surgery make serious complications extremely rare.

Hello,

Thank you for your question. LASIK surgery is a very common and very safe procedure. Although the risks are minimal, they aren’t zero. Complications are very rare, and usually minor, but rarely they can be more severe. Even in the event of a severe infection or complication, blindness or even significant permanent vision loss is very rare.

I had LASIK surgery myself, and couldn’t be more pleased with the results. Whether or not LASIK or another form of corneal refractive surgery is right for you, is only something you, in consultation with you eye care provider, can assess and answer. All in all though, it is a safe, well-tolerated procedure for the vast majority of people, with excellent success rates.
I hope this helps. I wish you all the best.

Thanks,

J. Eric Downing, MD

Risk of severe vision loss with LASIK is less than 1 in 1000. It is a very safe procedure.

Alan J. Franklin, MD, PhD

Yes, but very rarely if something goes wrong