LASIK Myths Videos

MYTH:  LASIK is Risky and Unproven

FACT:  LASIK is The Most Studied Elective Procedure in All of Medicine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y56Pjehlao

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MYTH:  Refractive Surgeons Won’t Have LASIK Done on Themselves 

FACT:  63% of Refractive Surgeons Have Had LASIK Done on Themselves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUJuK4vgqs8

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MYTH:  LASIK Makes your Night Vision Worse

FACT:  LASIK Does Not Affect Night Vision, and May Even Improve it 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_m0vN_UxtM

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MYTH:  Having LASIK Can Make Your Myopia Worse

FACT:  Myopia Typically Doesn’t Progress After Having LASIK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIMlasdD5gw

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MYTH:  It Is Unsafe to Fly Following LASIK

FACT:  LASIK Has Been Approved for All Flight Activities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oaq_2EJcZt8

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MYTH:  LASIK Causes Dry Eye

FACT:  Dryness is Reduced Over Time After LASIK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDItoAxMf08

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MYTH:  The Implantable Contact Lens Cause Cataracts

FACT:  Complications are Rare. Fewer than 1% of Patients Develop a Cataract, and These are Easily Fixed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPe6B3JGTHM

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MYTH:  High-Altitude Activities Cannot be Performed After LASIK

FACT:  There is No Negative Affect on High-Altitude Activities after Having LASIK Surgery   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn1dvdJj7zI&feature=emb_logo

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MYTH:  You Cannot Participate in Sports After LASIK

FACT:  Yes, You Can Participate in Sports After LASIK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNvbGMaTHqE&feature=emb_logo

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MYTH:  LASIK Flap is Fragile and Easily Dislodged 

FACT:  LASIK Flap is Sturdy – Would Require Extreme Force to Dislodge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib_sdIFLPC0&feature=emb_logo

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MYTH:  The LASIK Market is Not Growing

FACT:  The LASIK Market is Growing Worldwide, Faster Than Every Before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=ffKqmSPviMg&feature=emb_logo

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MYTH: LASIK is Old Technology, Better to Wait for Something New 

FACT:  LASIK has Been a Reputable Procedure for 20 Years and Continues to Evolves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=CI3Y4o_5yqM&feature=emb_logo

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