in September 2011, said"eye care professionals’ advertising and promotion often failed to properly inform consumers of the indications, limitations, and risks of refractive procedures and the lasers used for those procedures."
"LASIK is neither safe nor effective," he said, adding that when he voted to approve LASIK devices, he trusted that manufacturers, clinics and surgeons"would provide accurate and specific information about bad outcomes from LASIK to customers," something he said hasn't happened enough in clinics or at the FDA."I trusted my FDA colleagues to ensure customers got the truth about LASIK. I regret trusting them," he said.
Dr. Stephen Slade, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a refractive surgeon practicing in Houston, Texas, disagrees. He said the excimer laser"is as safe and effective as the LASIK procedure," and that it's an unique and important tool for refractive surgeons because"the excimer wavelength is specific for cornea tissue, other lasers would not ablate cornea tissue as well.
He estimates that roughly 80% of the post-LASIK patients he's treated for complications initially felt satisfied after their surgery but developed problems sometime later."Most of the patients I've seen developed complications three to six months after getting LASIK; others at a year or longer," he said."No matter how long it's been, I can almost always trace the issue back to the procedure.
And though Boshnick recognizes that he's making a living treating post-LASIK patients, he said he would put a complete stop to the industry if he had the power to do so."It's a disastrous procedure affecting people in a real way," he said. Dr. Roy Rubinfeld, a medical director and refractive surgeon practicing in Rockville, Maryland, said he trusts the procedure so much that,"I had laser vision correction in 1995, did LASIK on my wife in 1998, and just performed LASIK on our daughter."
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
darylaustinUT So they have been doing LASIK for years and he can say there are complications. Cv vaccination out for 7 months then he would be stick that in my ass. Another hypocritical LDS person. LIVE BY THE TEACHINGS, free agency right? Or is it just behind a keyboard
darylaustinUT Also he isn’t a dr or anything if you believe in science or your dr then don’t read this trash
If you are considering getting LASIK/PRK/SMILE, please read Dr. Cynthia MacKay's article entitled, 'LASIK Eye Surgery - Good for the Surgeon, but Bad for the Patient'. She exposes much about the darkside of the LASIK industry. It's both shocking & appalling!
In a few years you could probably easily substitute 'vaccine' for LASIK in this story.
I had it done 15 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. Minor, common issues for a few weeks after surgery, but all cleared up.
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