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April 2008
- LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight
  
  newser | Reuters | Apr 25, 08 2:52 PM CDT
  
  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
- Cataract Risk Linked to Climate Change
  
  newser | AFP | Apr 7, 08 4:03 PM CDT
  
  As climate change drives ozone depletion and increases the level of ultraviolet rays reaching Earth's surface, humans' eyesight will be suffering more and more, AFP reports. UV rays are one of the leading causes of cataracts, which in turn cause 50% of avoidable blindness worldwide. The trend is likely to have the biggest impact in developing nations. More »
  
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  public health • blindness • eyes • ozone layer • opthalmologists • cataracts

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