LASIK is safer than contact lenses MYTH

October 8, 2013 “LASIK is safer than contact lenses” is a myth that began with a letter from three biased LASIK surgeons, Mathers et al, to the editor of the journal Archives of Ophthalmology in 20061. In the letter, Mathers and colleagues draw some bizarre conclusions about the safety of contact lenses vs. the safety […]