2/5 Sahar A. 6 years ago on Google
I
had
the
Lasik
surgery
done
at
Alsaif
Center
in
2016.
I
ended
up
with
astigmatism
left
or
induced
and
huge
halos
and
starbursts.
They
did
not
bother
telling
me
that
I
have
astigmatism
left,
or
actually,
maybe
they
did
not
know,
if
you
follow
up
your
patients
just
one
week
post
op,
how
you
would
know
what
is
working
in
your
practice
and
what
is
not?
The
pre-operation
consultation
in
this
center
is
not
free,
you
will
pay
for
it,
and
the
surgeon
will
just
tell
that
the
surgery
is
painless
and
fearless!
There
is
no
discussion
about
risks,
and
there
is
no
discussion
about
your
options!
However,
I
have
to
admit
that
he
was
willing
to
answer
all
my
questions.
I
forgot
to
ask
him
one
question,
whether
he
is
using
the
femtosecond
laser
or
microkeratome
to
create
the
Lasik
flap.
During
the
surgery,
I
was
surprised
that
my
eyes
were
cut
by
a
blade!!
If
they
are
using
microkeratomes
that
cut
90-110
um
that
wouldn’t
be
a
big
problem,
however,
I
doubt
that
because
it’s
been
2
years
and
I
still
have
dry
eyes,
probably,
they
cut
a
thicker
flap
(unfortunately
be
prepared
to
lose
one-third
of
your
cornea).
If
you
are
using
both
techniques
(microkeratome
and
femto
laser)
in
your
practice,
then,
you
should
discuss
this
with
your
patients,
and
ask
them
what
are
they
more
comfortable
with.
They
are
claiming
that
they
use
state-of-the-art
technology,
what
kind
of
technology
that
makes
a
patient
with
-2
ending
up
with
permanent
halos
and
starbursts?
When
I
walk
in
the
street
the
lights
are
dancing
in
my
eyes,
I
can’t
see
the
cars
due
to
the
severe
starbursts
that
I
see,
I
see
the
little
lamp
of
my
laptop
charger
as
a
huge
star
with
long
starbursts.
The
problem
is
that
I
have
asked
the
surgeon
whether
he
is
doing
wavefront-guided
LASIK,
and
his
answer
was
yes!.
With
advanced
Lasik,
the
percentage
of
seeing
halos
and
starbursts
permanently
should
be
less
than
1%
and
usually
with
people
with
a
high
prescription
not
a
low
prescription
like
mine,
how
on
earth
I
ended
up
with
halos
and
starbursts!!!?.
If
a
higher
percentage
of
your
patients
are
experiencing
permanent
halos
and
glare,
then,
you
should
discuss
this
as
a
risk
with
your
patients
before
the
surgery.
After
the
surgery,
if
you
have
any
symptoms
(e.g.
blurry
vision)
and
you
are
wondering
whether
these
symptoms
are
normal
or
not,
there
is
no
way
that
you
can
communicate
with
the
surgeon
and
ask
him
except
going
there
and
paying
200
SR
for
an
appointment.
I
am
very
disappointed,
I
had
perfect
vision
with
glasses
and
ended
up
with
annoying
vision
after
Lasik,
going
there
was
the
worst
decision
I
have
ever
made.
The
two
stars
are
because
the
surgeon
had
a
better
communication
during
the
surgery,
he
will
tell
what
is
expecting
to
see,
hear,
or
smell.
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