The risk of vision loss in contact lens wear and following LASIK.
Yvonne Tzu-Ying WuArthur HoThomas NaduvilathChris LimNicole CarntLisa J KeayKatie P EdwardsFiona Jane StapletonPublished in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2020)
The risk of vision loss to the individual is low with either contact lens wear or refractive surgery. Contact lens wear does not pose a higher risk of vision loss than LASIK surgery for the most common wear modalities.