Has anyone ever gone blind due to LASIK surgery?

We've seen Lasik surgeons falsely claim that no one has ever gone blind from Lasik. ... FDA law requires that Lasik clinics report serious complications of Lasik, but virtually no Lasik surgeon complies with this law. ... Some patients have committed suicide due to Lasik complications, and others have attempted suicide. read more

If there is something that could potentially lead to blindness after LASIK - and any other eye surgery - it would most likely happen after surgery, not during. Infection - this is the most serious. read more

Legal blindness, which is defined as visual acuity of 20/200 or less with glasses, has occurred as a result of Lasik far more often than Lasik surgeons will ever admit. There are no hard statistics on blindness after Lasik, primarily because no one is tracking Lasik complications. read more

I am a LASIK surgeon and I have also undergone the procedure myself (about 15 years ago - and yes, I can still see just fine), so I can give you the perspective from both the surgeon and the patient: it is a very safe procedure. read more