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Want to know how to avoid unnecessary laser eye surgery risk? We explain some of the risks involved with eye surgery.

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If you are thinking about getting Lasik Surgery, be aware that there are some slight risks involved. Although these risks only occur only 5% of the patients, before getting Lasik surgery, take a look below at some of the pot ential complications.

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When considering any type of surgery, it’s important to consider the risks versus the reward, the pros and cons, and the advantages and disadvantages. This is true of LASIK eye surgery as well.

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LASIK hazards are coming into focus. FDA records show that six months after the surgery, up to 28 percent of patients complained of eye dryness, up to 16 percent had blurry vision and up to 18 percent had difficulty driving at night. “I traded in my glasses for permanent head pain, eye pain and these things” — special goggles for dry eyes.

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THOUSANDS of patients having laser eye surgery are at risk of catching MRSA in the wound, ex­perts said yesterday.

It has been discovered that some who have received the treatment have gone on to suffer a superbug infection in their eye.

Doctors are particularly worried because none of the affected patients was treated in hospitals where the bacteria was rife.

Instead, they may have contracted MRSA from their communities, in what is becoming a growing problem in both America and the UK.

According to experts in the US, 12 patients who underwent laser eye surgery subsequently developed MRSA.
All had been treated in private clinics which are supposed to be so sterile that MRSA cannot survive.

In one case, a male nurse who had a treatment called Lasik in both eyes had almost perfect vision after his operation.

But within two weeks, his left eye had developed an infection that grew worse until his vision was only 20/400 – which meant he was blind in that eye.

It turned out he had been struck down with MRSA, and even after treatment his vision was still left at 20/200, which is severely impaired.

According to a report in the American Journal of Ophthal­mology, patients should be warned that there is a risk of suffering an eye infection – known as MRSA keratitis – after the procedure.

Dr Eric D Donnenfeld, who led the study, said: “MRSA eye infection is a potentially serious complication following refractive surgery.

“Surgeons should now be vig­ilant for community-acquired MRSA keratitis.

“All patients should be in­formed of the risk factors and warning signs of infectious keratitis, and need to be advised to seek medical attention immediately if they develop signs or symptoms.

“A high degree of suspicion, coupled with prompt and appropriate treatment, may result in improved visual recovery.”

Around 100,000 people in Britain had corrective laser sur­gery last year – three times the number in 1996.

There are now almost 100 clinics offering the treatment across the country as people shun the expense and hassle of contact lenses and glasses.

Source: Daily Express 

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Researchers identified 13 cases of infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in eyes treated with laser refractive surgery procedures, possibly representing the first reported series of infectious keratitis caused by the organism, according to the study authors.

“According to a computerized MEDLINE literature search, this is the first case series of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) infectious keratitis following refractive surgery, the first reports of MRSA keratitis after refractive surgery in patients with no known exposure to a health care facility, the first report of MRSA keratitis after [LASIK] enhancement, and the first reports of MRSA keratitis after prophylaxis with fourth-generation fluoroquinolones,” the study authors said.

Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, and colleagues reviewed records for 13 cases of MRSA keratitis at 10 centers. The study included eight patients treated with primary LASIK, one patient treated with a LASIK enhancement and two patients treated with PRK. One of the PRK patients developed a bilateral infection, according to the study.

Five patients were health care workers, and four had exposure to health care settings. Three patients denied having any exposure to health care settings, the authors noted.

In all cases, the infection was located at the interface and was associated with interface inflammation. Physicians treated all cases with two topical antibiotics, including fortified vancomycin in all but one case. This one patient received fortified gentamicin and cefazolin, according to the study.

In addition, surgeons performed penetrating keratoplasty in two patients. Another four eyes are awaiting PK and one eye is awaiting phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK).

“After treatment, in the eyes not scheduled for a PK or PTK, best corrected visual acuity ranged from 20/20 to 20/100,” the authors reported.

“MRSA infectious keratitis is a potentially serious complication following refractive surgery,” the authors wrote.

“Surgeons should now be vigilant for community-acquired MRSA keratitis. All patients should be informed of the risk factors and warning signs of infectious keratitis and need to be advised to seek medical attention immediately if they develop signs or symptoms of infectious keratitis. A high degree of suspicion, coupled with prompt and appropriate treatment, may result in improved visual recovery,” they said.

Source: OSN Super Site 

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