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If you are considering laser eye surgery, let me say that it is one of the safest, most effective operations. Most people are very pleased with the results. The recent boom in clinics offering surgery to correct vision in the UK has led to a very small percentage of clinics downplaying the risks involved in order to get more patients to consent to the surgery which is paid for privately.

Naturally there are risks in any operation. Blindness is a risk, albeit a very, very small risk, but nonetheless, no patient can truly provide informed consent to a laser eye surgery operation without understanding the risks involved.

In laser eye surgery, there is a much greater risk of mild to moderate side effects than there is a risk of blindness. In about 4% of cases, patients may experience sensitivity to light, dry eyes, blurred vision, halos, glare, loss of visual contrast or vision regression. Whenever an individual is considering laser eye surgery, they should ask the clinic how any of their previous patients of a similar age and prescription experienced these side effects or other complications. If the clinic is unable or not willing to provide this information,look elsewhere. There is an abundance of eye clinics throughout the UK providing laser eye surgery so consumers can have their pick of clinics.