For Someone with my Eyes What Are Your Thoughts in Terms of Risks and Suitability of Either Procedure? (Lasik and Phakic Iol)

I wear eyeglasses with +1.75 and +3.25 diopter lenses. I have been investigating eye surgery options. My eye doctor mentioned that with lasik there was a chance that my worse eye might not heal properly because of the steepness of the pitch. He mentioned he would be more confident in a Phakic IOL procedure. For someone with my eyes what are your thoughts in terms of risks and suitability of either procedure? Thanks -Brendan

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LASIK vs LASEK vs PRK vs phakic IOL

You got some bad info phakic IOL is an intraocular procedure that has a risk of blindness from endophthalmitis although this risk is low, it means that it should be used only as a last resort by last resort i mean prescriptions worse than -15 or worse than +6 LASIK is a good choice for all mild prescriptions, as it is safe, easy, and cheap most surgeons know how to do LASIK, as it is the basic procedure out there you are in the intermediate category, where PRK/LASEK... more