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  • April 2008

    • Fashionistas Sporting Specs, Even With 20/20 Vision

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 26, 08 6:08 PM CDT

      Fashionistas Sporting Specs, Even With 20/20 Vision

      Eyeglasses are no longer just for the optically challenged: Fashionistas everywhere see them as the latest must-have (eye)piece and are stocking up on non-prescription glasses to match every outfit, the Wall Street Journal says. Seeing wasn’t believing for one man who underwent Lasik surgery but continues to sport his specs. “It’s a fashion statement,” he said. “It’s my signature.” More »

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      fashion  • Lasik eye surgery  • Drew Carey  • eyeglasses

    • LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 25, 08 2:52 PM CDT

      LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

      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. More »

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      FDA  • suicide  • depression  • patient  • side effects  • Lasik eye surgery  • opthalmologists

    • FDA Probes Lasik Patients' Woes

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 25, 08 3:00 AM CDT

      FDA Probes Lasik Patients' Woes

      Patients who have experienced complications following popular Lasik eye surgery will tell their nightmare stories to a panel of the Food and Drug Administration today. The procedure to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism is coming under increasing scrutiny following reports of excessively dry eyes, and of "starbursts" and "halos" that appear in the line of vision, making it difficult to see. More »

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      Food and Drug Administration  • Lasik eye surgery

    • Staring at US Recession, Lasik Eye Surgery Blinks

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      Staring at US Recession, Lasik Eye Surgery Blinks

      Corrective laser eye surgeries have declined sharply in the past year, a fall-off attributed to the economic slump—and expected to deepen as the recession continues, the New York Times reports. “We’re forecasting a 17% drop for 2008,” said one market researcher, who expects first-quarter data to reveal a bigger drop than during the 2001 downturn—which sent Lasik operations into a three-year tailspin. More »

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      recession  • breast implants  • consumer confidence index  • Botox  • Lasik eye surgery

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