One injury is too MANY
lasik advocate with flap melt
5% complications would fill a large stadium with people.
One injury is one too many
"One patient became blind in both eyes, one became blind in one eye,
and the other two patients lost their visual ability in both their
eyes to varying degrees, according to Maloney. "
http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/useeeyes/cnews.html#04/26/2002:%20Rare%20LASIK%20Complication%20Can%20Damage%20Vision
What is a nonprofit organization for the blind doing funding research
into LASIK that can cause vision problems? The answer may surprise
you.
"In LASIK, vision was recovered within hours and stabilized between
one week and a month. In contrast, there was significant delay in
vision recovery and stabilization after the PRK procedure. The study
was funded by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
in New York. "
http://www.demko.com/m000727.htm
"LASIK Has Significant Advantages Over Photorefractive Keratectomy For
Farsightedness"
"The study, which evaluated patients between June 1997 and May 1999,
was funded by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
in New York."
http://www.eyesearch.com/lasik_news.htm
Are these followed by all board certified members even?
http://www.aao.org/aao/education/library/recommendations/lasik.cfm
http://www.aao.org/aao/education/library/recommendations/index.cfm
Lasik is more dangerous than cataract surgery so why don't they use
similar patient selection criteria?
For cataract surgery,
"Patient Selection
In general, suitable candidates for cataract surgery should meet these
criteria:3
Visual function that no longer meets their needs "
http://www.aao.org/aao/education/library/recommendations/cataract.cfm
ASCRS- "the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery has
begun a public relations campaign that they hope will bring the image
of the procedure and its providers in a more positive light. However,
the Post article questions how balanced this information will be due
to the fact that the program is being funded by those primarily
interested in the success of LASIK"
http://www.visionsite.org/members/newsletters/december10_01.htm#4
"-According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), there were
16,436 practicing ophthalmologists in the United States in 2001."
http://www.visionsite.org/members/stats.htm
How many will speak out?