Refractive Surgery News

Lasik Patients Complain to Panel

By Sabine Vollmer, Staff Writer  New and Observer GAITHERSBURG, Md. - More than 200 people filled a conference room this morning to listen to report after report from patients suffering from complications of vision-correcting eye surgery. In the first hour of a public hearing, more than a dozen patients and patient advocates stepped to the microphone to tell an advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration about their years of eye pain, night driving problems and suicidal thoughts. "You...
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FDA Holds Sham Hearings on LASIK "Safety"

Editorial by Brent Hanson With much fanfare the FDA has made an announcement that it will hold hearings on April 24-25 to listen to complaints from the public regarding LASIK eye surgery.  While many LASIK patients with bad outcomes hold high hopes that the FDA will ban or restrict this defective medical procedure, a clear understanding of the FDA and its role in "protecting" public health reveals that the FDA does not have the legal authority to ban the procedure,...
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Jermaine Dupri Goes Blind After Lasik Surgery

Posted : March 04, 2008 Filed under : Janet Jackson Meant to be a cure for his eyesight problem, a laser surgery to correct Jermaine Dupri's vision has backfired. Reports are surfacing that the producer who is also known to be Janet Jackson's long-term boyfriend, is losing sight due to complications from the surgery. Dupri had an elective eye surgery two weeks ago and according to a report by MediaTakeOut, sources said that Dupri is "virtually blind". Other details regarding...
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