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LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

Eye surgery can have serious side-effects, they tell FDA

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 25, 2008 2:52 PM CDT

(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... Read full story »

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