The surveys determining patient satisfaction with Lasik
laser treatment have found most patients satisfied, with
satisfaction range being 92-98 percent. A meta-analysis
performed by the American Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery over 3,000 peer-reviewed
articles published over the past 10 years in clinical
journals from around the world, including 19 studies
comprising 2,200 patients that looked directly at
satisfaction, revealed a 95.4 percent patient
satisfaction rate among Lasik patients worldwide.
Often, people will opt to have intensive laser eye
surgery performed so as to restore a sense of freedom
that may possibly be inhibited by a condition that
requires the wearing of glasses and contact lenses.
Conversely, many people may opt not to have the
procedure performed due to the fact that a recovery
period may slow down their active lifestyle. Such a
concern is misplaced mainly because the postoperative
period is minimal and the procedure overall is not a
debilitating one. This is a major reason why the
procedure remains as popular as it is.