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Lasik vision correction surgery has been performed in the United States for almost ten years. It has become a massive business with specialized centers opening in most markets and advertising freedom from glasses. However, not everyone’s a good candidate and some suffer life-changing side effects \u2014 lost vision, dry eye, night-vision problems.<\/p>\n

Today, the Food and Drug Administration is beginning a major new effort to see if warnings about the risks are strong enough. The FDA estimates that approximately 5 percent of patients are dissatisfied, but be more specific due to the lack of data. The FDA is now working with eye surgeons in a major study expected to enroll hundreds of Lasik patients to try to better understand who has bad outcomes and exactly what their complaints are.<\/p>\n

About 7.6 million Americans have undergone some form of laser vision correction, including the Lasik procedure. In performing the Lasik procedure, doctors cut a flap in the cornea \u2014 the clear covering of the eye\u2014 aim a laser underneath it and zap to reshape the cornea for sharper sight.<\/p>\n

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Lasik vision correction surgery has been performed in the United States for almost ten years. It has become a massive business with specialized centers opening in most markets and advertising freedom from glasses. However, not everyone’s a good candidate and some suffer life-changing side effects \u2014 lost vision, dry eye, night-vision problems. Today, the Food […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-1719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-injury-wrongful-death","tag-personal-injury"],"yoast_head":"\nLasik Problems To Be Studied — Trial Attorney Blog — April 25, 2008<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lasik vision correction surgery has been performed in the United States for almost ten years. 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