4 Reasons LASIK Could Make You Safer

Considering LASIK? Great! LASIK surgery is one of the most popular elective medical procedures you can get.

It’s low-risk and effective, with the majority of patients achieving clear vision. Doing away with contacts and glasses is a big convenience.

LASIK actually provides more than that. Having LASIK can make you safer, and for a few reasons. Keep reading to find out why LASIK can make you safer!

1. Avoid Infections from Contacts

There’s long been debate over the safety of LASIK when compared to contact lenses. But with LASIK technology more advanced than ever, it’s safer than prolonged and repeated contact use.

Why? LASIK is a one-time procedure with minimal risk for infection.

But wearing contacts daily puts you at risk for an eye infection and other complications. This becomes more likely if you use your contact lenses improperly.

For instance, do you ever fall asleep with your contacts in? It’s easy to forget or take an unexpected nap, but doing so can dry out your eyes and increase your risk of infection.

Even if you never use your contacts improperly, wearing contacts on a regular basis makes you more likely to get an infection. Doing away with the need for contacts all together will make you safer in the long term.

2. Injury and Glasses

Glasses are generally safer than contacts. But they do hold a serious risk if they shatter. Glasses don’t shatter often, but blunt force by something as simple as a golf or tennis ball can break the lenses.

This can cause serious injury as the shattered pieces may cut or even puncture the eye. You can avoid your glasses shattering by wearing proper protection when playing sports.

The problem is that many people find eye guards cumbersome to fit over glasses. Eye protection is critical when it comes to preventing eye injury when playing sports.

This is true whether you wear glasses or not. Why not do away with the need for glasses as well?

Having LASIK eliminates the risk of shattered lenses. More importantly, it makes it easier to wear proper eye protection when necessary.

3. Better Vision = Fewer Accidents

Relying on glasses or contacts means you’ll always have times when you cannot see. Even if you reduce this time, it’s inevitable.

You’ll still need to take your glasses off when you sleep or your contacts out at night. In the middle of the night, if you wake up, you’ll experience a period of time when you can’t see.

The problem with this is you’re more prone to accidents. You could trip on your way to the bathroom. Maybe you stub your toe trying to get back into bed.

It’s not fun to be unable to see, even for a few short minutes here and there. Getting a procedure like LASIK makes these scenarios a thing of the past.

4. Be Prepared for Emergency Situations

You may not always have unlimited access to the services that provide eyewear. Whether you’re overseas and have a broken pair of glasses or in lockdown, you may not be able to get what you need to see.

Having LASIK means you’ll be prepared for any situation, without having to worry about how you’re going to see. It’ll give you one less thing to worry about when dealing with a crisis.

This means you can spend more time taking care of what’s most important to you and your family.

Thinking that LASIK could be the vision correction solution for you? Schedule a LASIK consultation at Ellis Eye in San Francisco, CA to find out!