You have probably seen the news stories over the last couple of days about the FDA and Lasik eye surgery. As a lifelong contact lens and glasses wearer I thought that it would be important to look at why this is important and what you should think about when considering any corrective eye surgery.
Criticism of FDA policy
First of all the FDA does have a site dedicated to Lasik surgery and the benefits as well as the risks of the quick and easy surgery. One of the criticisms by consumer groups was that the FDA was not stressing hard enough the bad side effects that are possible with Lasik surgery.
Another issue that is often overlooked is regular aging of people and of eyesite. Any reputable ophthalmologist will agree that most men begin losing near sitedness in their 40s so the idea that Lasic or any other corrective surgery will get rid of glasses for life is not very realistic. Read the rest of this entry »
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