Myth: LASIK is new technology…. I want to wait till it matures

Facts

• LASIK is not new.  The first LASIK procedures were done over 20 years ago.
• The intellectual heritage on which LASIK is based was built by a Dr. Jose Barraquer in 1960, more than 50 years ago. Barraquer invented a procedure known as keratomeleusis, which is what LASIK is based on.
• The excimer laser (the laser used to perform LASIK) has been used in human eyes since 25 years.
• More than 40 million LASIK procedures have been done worldwide since 1997. It is the most common procedure after tooth extraction and cataract surgery.
• In India alone, there are more than 400 laser centers, performing more than half a million procedures every year
• New Vision Laser Centers has been performing laser refractive surgery since more than 15 years in India. Our doctors have performed more than 80000 procedures till date.

With this impressive a track record, how long will you wait? Should you wait?  In the fast changing world of medical technology, how many procedures can claim a history of more than 20 years, and 40 million procedures?