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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2965026" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>No, I agree with the published failure rates. My point was more along the lines of make sure you need to fully understand not only the failure <em>rate</em>, but the failure <em>implications</em>.</p><p></p><p>If the surgery goes wrong, it doesn't neccessarily mean you go back to wearing glasses, or your prescription is just not as good as you expect- it could mean trading in your glasses for a seeing-eye dog and a white cane.</p><p></p><p>To me, the <em>implications</em> of failure are great enough that I will never get this surgery done as an elective procedure- I'm fine with glasses.</p><p></p><p>Since I have made such a decision, I haven't really done any research into the statistical breakdown of the nature of the failures of such surgeries- how many failures are minor vs major, how many of those failures are correctible by further surgeries, what % of failures result in permanent blindness, etc. If someone is seriously considering this surgery, they really should know things like that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The surgery was perfomed by a fully qualified surgeon, but the reasons for the failure are, at this time, the subject of a huge lawsuit, so details are hard to come by.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed...and knowing your surgeon's history & track record with the procedure and getting a second opinion go a long way towards ensuring that you ARE a valid candidate for the procedure with the attendant minimal risks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 2965026, member: 19675"] No, I agree with the published failure rates. My point was more along the lines of make sure you need to fully understand not only the failure [I]rate[/I], but the failure [I]implications[/I]. If the surgery goes wrong, it doesn't neccessarily mean you go back to wearing glasses, or your prescription is just not as good as you expect- it could mean trading in your glasses for a seeing-eye dog and a white cane. To me, the [I]implications[/I] of failure are great enough that I will never get this surgery done as an elective procedure- I'm fine with glasses. Since I have made such a decision, I haven't really done any research into the statistical breakdown of the nature of the failures of such surgeries- how many failures are minor vs major, how many of those failures are correctible by further surgeries, what % of failures result in permanent blindness, etc. If someone is seriously considering this surgery, they really should know things like that. The surgery was perfomed by a fully qualified surgeon, but the reasons for the failure are, at this time, the subject of a huge lawsuit, so details are hard to come by. Agreed...and knowing your surgeon's history & track record with the procedure and getting a second opinion go a long way towards ensuring that you ARE a valid candidate for the procedure with the attendant minimal risks. [/QUOTE]
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