Retired Optometrist Dominic Devlin, editor of online laser eye resource Laser-Eye-Surgery-Review, has urged patients to be aware of the risks associated with laser eye surgery amidst a growing trend towards laser correction, which can often leave patients with pain in and around the eyes and even impaired or loss of vision in extreme cases.

A retired Optometrist has today issued a public warning to those considering laser eye surgery, warning of the often understated risks associated with the procedure.

Dominic Devlin has urged those thinking about undergoing surgery to consider the wide range of potential complications and problems that can arise from laser eye surgery, including vision impairments such as ghosting, where objects are seen in multiple, clouding, blurring and irritation of the eye.

The contributing editor of Laser-Eye-Surgery-Review, a resource site dedicated to providing free information on the eye, common sight problems and the ins and outs of laser eye surgery, Dominic suggested that the rising trend in laser eye surgery operations posed a threat to the eyesight of those unwary of the risks involved, and believes more should be done to educate the public about the potential dangers of the treatment.

"In the last ten years or so, improving technologies have made it more cost effective for patients to undergo laser eye surgery, and the risk of complication and injury has severely decreased amongst competent Ophthalmologists using cutting-edge technology. Unfortunately, as with most if not all surgical procedures, laser eye surgery presents a range of potential complications and risks that patients must fully understand before consenting to the procedure."

"With Laser-Eye-Surgery-Review, it is my commitment to help better inform the public of the dangers of this kind of surgery, while also supplying the web's most comprehensive eye and optical health resource, making the information vital to good eye health available free of charge online."

Laser-Eye-Surgery-Review is packed with resources designed to help raise awareness of key issues in eye health, in addition to providing frank and honest information about the risks associated with laser eye surgery.