FDA Sets Date to Hear from LASIK Patients, Doctors
By Sabine Vollmer, Staff Writer The first public hearing on how complications from laser eye surgery affect a patient’s quality of life will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn in Gaithersburg, Md., according to a notice published today in the Federal Register. Laser eye surgeons who are collaborating with the Food and Drug Administration to collect patient information hope to have three of their colleagues testify. Patients dealing with complications...
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LASIK Critics Feel Shunned by FDA
Info on Hearing is Scarce, Patients Say Sabine Vollmer, Staff Writer As federal regulators prepare to hold their first hearing on how complications from laser eye surgery affect a patient’s quality of life, patients are worried that they are being shut out. The Food and Drug Administration has said it will hold a public hearing on the issue this spring, but patients who have requested to speak at the event cannot get confirmation from the FDA on the date, time...
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