This surgery has been done for over 30 years. They do eye surgery all the time? The only people that talk bad about it are those who sell eyeglasses.
That’s a crock. I saw people testify for Congress; one man literally broke down. The dryness can be excruciating and debilitating - imagine always feeling like sand or grit is always in your eye EVEN when you try to sleep, but you can’t sleep? There is a RISK with this surgery - as with all surgeries - one must weigh benefit vs. risk. To me, the risk was NEVER worth it. EVER. To those more vain, perhaps the risk was not so great. Hindsight (no pun intended) is not available.
Lasik was approved by FDA in (I think) 1999. I had it done in 1998 before it was FDA approved...I was part of one of the last studies before approval.
The advice I saw earlier about choosing a surgeon who has done a lot of procedures is good advice. Mine had done over 900 procedures at the point I had mine done.