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[bcholmes]

So. I go to the laser eye surgery place to pick someone up. And they say, "They're just in right now. Would you like to watch?" And they lead me to a little antechamber where you can see what's going on. Lasers. Beaming people in the head. And they want to you to watch this.

These people are monsters and they must be stopped.

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[bearlyhuman555.livejournal.com]

Given that Lasik has been investigated repeatedly in the United States for under-reporting the damaging and long-term side-effects that are possible from that procedure and that 1 in 4 people have screwed up vision for the rest of their life after having it done.... I am not letting them near my eyes.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Do you have cites for that?

[bearlyhuman555.livejournal.com]

http://www.complicatedeyes.org/index.html is a primary one - they also list malpractice information.

I know two people (three including you) who have had it done and benefited from it and four who have had it done and suffered long term negative effects such as haloing, dry eyes, etc....

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Not including me. I had PRK.

I know at about 16 people who've had Lasik done. Only one has had complications (starburst effect) and he's since had follow-up surgery that has corrected the problem. Every single person I polled beforehand told me it was the best thing they had ever done in their life. Without one exception.

Most of the people I know who've had Lasik are in Canada, the websites you point to mostly contain info about the US. Where did the people you know get it done? I'd be interested in the comparison.

[bearlyhuman555.livejournal.com]

Also:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2001-06-28-lasik.htm

http://www.mylasiksurgery.com/?show=archive

Right down to people committing suicide over negative results from the surgery: http://www.flawedlasik.com/

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Profit pressures are leading to sloppy care. With prices ranging from $499 an eye to more than $2,000, doctors who see dozens of patients a day can earn tens of thousands of dollars.

Profit pressures are prompting some clinics to recycle equipment or rush screenings, critics say. [...]

Patients are at risk because doctors fail to do thorough screenings.

Bingo.

I see ads in the subway for places that do laser vision correction and hair removal. Um. Not with eyes, bud.