No: Colorblind is a condition that people are generally born with. It is not a complication of lasik surgery.
Answered 9/28/2016
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No: True colorblindness is usually genetic and involves the inability to distinguish particular colors (red/green). There are some diseases that can cause loss of color vision but not colorblindness.
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No: Not aware of any reported case of colorblindness caused by lasik eye surgery.
Answered 10/2/2012
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Color blindness: Most color blindness is inherited. Lasik does not cause color blindness but optic nerve issues have been rarely reported after the procedure which could possibly alter color perception.
Answered 10/17/2012
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