Is Laser Eye surgery Safe?

[Velvetee]

How safe is laser eye surgery?
Is it suitable for people who play sports?
Are there any adverse side effects, which may materialise years after surgery?

[VICTIMS]

i had laser surgery after having cataracts. no problems, no worse than going the dentist. can't imagine any problems with playing sports.
ask your GP he may be able to advice who is best to do it.

[SRH]

Just a word of warning - for every happy person who's had laser eye surgery there are those for whom it hasn't gone so well. About 50% of the people I know who've had it done have had problems - from it not working and having to have it redone, to it impairing their night vision so much they can't drive when it's dark.

One of my friends found it hasn't fully corrected her sight and she still needs glasses (and can't get a refund) and a girl I work with is now stuck wearing sunglasses indefinitely because her eyes are sensitive to light and she has to put in eye drops every hour because her eyes are dry... the doctors have admitted they can't guarantee her eyes will ever be healthy again.

Yet another of my colleagues has had to have it redone after four years because her eyes have reverted back to being short-sighted, and another one needs glasses for reading because there was an overcorrection and she is now longsighted (she's only 27)

I'd have it done tomorrow if I hadn't met so many people having problems. Out of the 14 people I know who've had it done, seven regret it - that, in my book, is too high a figure.