The LASIK Vision Institute

Please do not go through with this surgery. I had PRK performed on 23 February 2018 and it is absolutely the biggest regret of my life. I started seeing floaters about two weeks after the surgery, and I never had a problem with them before (I'm a 30 y/o woman). I now see floaters in both eyes which are extremely pronounced whenever I go outside in sunlight. Indoors (in low light) it's not as bad, but it has been a very difficult time trying to adapt to this new reality. I visited an eye doctor (not affiliated with The Lasik Institute) who said I don't have retinal tears. If this complication/possibility had been disclosed to me prior to the surgery, there is NO WAY I would have gone through with it. When I called the Lasik Vision Institute in Vienna, VA (the company that performed the procedure), they said that it absolutely 100% was not a result of the surgery and it's probably old age. Old age?? I'm 30 y/o and had no issues with this prior to the surgery! I find it completely disingenuous and unethical that they can declare with 100% certainty that PRK has no correlation to me seeing floaters. Of course there is some correlation, and even if I did have floaters prior to the surgery, the fact is that I didn't SEE them. If the surgery has the potential to make me SEE floaters, this should have been disclosed in the paperwork and by the staff. I would warn everyone to please stay away from this surgery. The risks are no worth it at all. So many people have reported the same issue - please look up "Lasik floaters" on Google and YouTube. Please don't have to live with the same regret that so many other people have. Familiarity breeds contempt, and although you may be tired of wearing contacts and/or glasses, imagine being able to see somewhat better but having cobwebs, black dots, squiggly lines, etc. throughout your vision for the rest of your life. Unfortunately, there is no cure or alleviation for floaters except for one type of risky/experimental surgery (vitrectomy) that is rarely performed because it leads to cataracts. This PRK surgery took away one of the few joys I have - that is, going outside to enjoy nature, looking up at a clear blue sky, looking out at the ocean scenery, hiking, taking in beautiful views, etc. It's all muddled now by these floaters that will never go away and can only get worse. I don't know how I'm going to live with this and I would warn anyone to please stay away from it.