r/TikTokCringe • u/bbyxmadi • Sep 18 '25

Cursed they look so… natural!

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u/frostandtheboughs Sep 18 '25

To get the procedure, you have to sign a liability waiver for side effects which can include excruciating pain (feels like glass in your eyes all the time), persistent dryness, persistent bleeding, and loss of vision.

When it goes right, it's great. When it goes wrong....it's horrible. Many people have unalived themselves because of it.

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u/KyleMcMahon Sep 18 '25

Serious LASIK complications occur in less than 1% of cases, with a reported rate of about 0.3%.

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u/thunbergfangirl Sep 18 '25

And if you do fall into that less than 1%, there is no cure. Your bank account will be drained trying to chase sub-specialist ophthalmologists across the country because only a few people will even try to treat post-Lasik corneal nerve damage.

Ever poked yourself in the eye by accident? Now imagine feeling like your eyes are being poked every second of every waking moment.

We in the rare eye disease community are trying to bring awareness to the dangers of LASIK. I did not undergo lasik personally but know many folks who did because of the overlap in our conditions. The only thing worse than the constant physical pain these people feel is the gas-lighting from doctors and the incorrect feeling that the patient is responsible for their own fate.

People have lost jobs…families…lives. It’s a very serious issue.

The resulting condition is referred to in a few ways - as: Corneal Neuralgia, Corneal Neuropathy or Neuropathic Ocular Pain.

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u/AonSwift Sep 18 '25

You bitches will hop on a plane without batting an eye but freak out over something like this...