LCA-Vision [LasikPlus] looks for light at end of economic tunnel
Cincinnati.com 2/7/2010
By Laura Baverman
Excerpt:
Thomas plans to combat the decline in Lasik (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) procedures by adding new services such as in-depth eye exams, cosmetic eyelash enhancement and, potentially, cataract surgery... Compounding the economic problems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cracked down last year on Lasik reporting requirements. After visits to 14 LasikPlus centers, the agency requested that the company's policies for reporting side effects be expanded... Anti-Lasik activists are as vocal as ever. They insist corporations like LCA are out for profits at the expense of their patients' most vital sense. "These large Lasik mills have a lot at stake and great incentive to conceal side effects and problems," says Paula Cofer, a Florida woman who has spoken out against the surgery since hers went awry in 2000. "It's all about profit. It's not about treating a medical need. It's an unnecessary surgery."
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