"After listening to hours of patient horror stories Friday, an advisory panel recommended that federal regulators strengthen safety warnings for vision-correcting laser eye surgery. The panel recommended that laser manufacturers add several risk factors to their patient information and that the Food and Drug Administration improve its online consumer information about who is not a good candidate for the surgery. But the recommendations fell short of patient requests. Some want the FDA to temporarily stop the procedures or include stronger...
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What constitutes a LASIK "Success?" I see double vision, halos, starbursts, fluctuating vision, and dry eye syndrome...Yet, I was told that I was a "Success." Can you believe that? In order to believe the LASIK Industry's reported satisfaction rate of 95%, you must accept these complications to be "acceptable normal outcomes."
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FDA Hearing Presentation of Lauranell H. Burch, Ph.D. Gaithersburg, MDApril 25, 2008 I appreciate the opportunity to speak at this FDA hearing on post-market LASIK issues. My name is Lauranell Burch. I have a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Genetics and have been a medical researcher for over 20 years. I am trained to design, conduct, and review medical research studies. We are all aware of recent media attempts by the LASIK industry to reframe the discussion of...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SynergEyes2232 Rutherford RoadCarlsbad, CA 92008Ph: 877-733-2012Fax: 877-329-2012 Contact:Kellie KaseburgVice President of Global Marketingkkaseburg@synergeyes.com877.SEE.2012 SynergEyes Hybrid Contact Lenses Provide a Vision Solution for Post-LASIK Patients San Diego, CA (April 25, 2008) - SynergEyes, Inc., of Carlsbad, CA, recently launched a revolutionary hybrid contact lens designed for people who need further vision correction after undergoing refractive vision surgery. SynergEyes® PS (post-surgical) is also designed for patients who have experienced some type of corneal trauma or suffer from certain...
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