Fear Factor: When Fear Gets in the Way of Better Vision

When it comes to better vision, the biggest obstacle often isn’t the procedure—it’s fear. Fear of something going wrong. Fear of making the wrong choice. Fear of regret. Or simply fear of the unknown.

In this episode of Wise Eyes Guys, Dr. Sonny Goel, Dr. Jonathan Solomon, and Dr. Andrew Holzman take an unfiltered look at the anxiety surrounding LASIK, RLE (refractive lens exchange), and other vision-correction procedures—and why even people who want better vision can spend years putting off exploring their options.

They tackle some of the questions and misconceptions they hear every day: What if I blink? Could I lose my vision? What if I’m the rare complication? How do I know which procedure is right for me? And how do I know who I can trust?