Medical interventions of any kind aren’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea. And it’s for this reason that some people don’t even consider the LASIK procedure to be a viable option as many people say they are too scared of the procedure. Others might hear some unbecoming rumours, like that it’s expensive, it hurts too much, it can lead to blindness and so they write it off completely.

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It’s one of the safest elective procedures in modern medicine and is regularly performed by surgeons across Canada. For these reasons—and more—it’s no surprise to see that LASIK has become more popular than ever. And while many prospective patients have concerns about LASIK, once they actually do go ahead with it, they’re always amazed by how little it hurts and how short the recovery period is!

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Despite the improved vision patients get from LASIK, a few half-truths and full-blown myths about the procedure have continued to make the rounds on the Internet or by word-of-mouth.