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LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight  

Posted Apr 25, 08 2:52 PM CDT in Science & Health    Most Covered

(newser) – Patients experiencing painful and sometimes debilitating side-effects of LASIK eye surgery urged regulators today to keep a closer watch on the procedure, Reuters reports. A surgeon speaking to an FDA panel—soliticing advice for possible warnings after receiving 140 complaints—did not discount the allegations but said “the great majority of our patients see as well or better” after the procedure.

"Since LASIK, I am visually handicapped," said one patient. "My eyes never feel comfortable. Ten years have passed and I still suffer from this problem."

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LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight
Lasik surgery patient David Shell covers his face after speaking at an FDA hearing.   (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight
A patient shows a chart of his vision after having Lasik surgery while speaking at the FDA panel.   (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight
Lasik surgery patient Glenn Hagele gestures while speaking at the hearing.   (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight
Dr. Kerry D. Solomon speaks during a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing in Gaithersburg, Md., Friday, April 25, 2008, to discuss Lasik surgery.   (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight
Lasik surgery.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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