Infection

As with any medical procedure, a possible complication is the risk of infection. As a result, your eye surgeon may prescribe antibiotics to lessen the chance of an infection happening. There is a risk of infection because the Lasik procedure creates a break in your cornea, which sometimes may not heal properly. If the cornea doesn’t heal properly, the chance of your eye becoming infected increases. While the idea of infection sounds scary, it is actually scarier than it sounds. As an example, if your eye was to become infected after this medical procedure and the doctors were unable to treat it with antibiotics, there is a chance you could end up with diminished vision or actual loss of vision.