Lasik Loses Focus

Lasik Loses Focus

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April 2008
- LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight
  
  Reuters | Apr 25, 08 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 but said “the great majority of our patients see as well or better” after the procedure. More »
- FDA Probes Lasik Patients' Woes
  
  Washington Post | Apr 25, 08 3:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Staring at US Recession, Lasik Eye Surgery Blinks
  
  New York Times | Apr 24, 08 11:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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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LASIK
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LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) is a type of refractive laser eye surgery performed by ophthalmologists for correcting myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.[1] The procedure is generally preferred to photorefractive keratectomy, PRK, (also called ASA, Advanced Surface Ablation) because it...

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