LASIK Eye Surgery Side Effects Not Taken Seriously, Says Former FDA Regulator - ABC News2.flv

ABC News - Former FDA Regulator Says LASIK Side Effects Weren't Taken Seriously Enough "I wouldn't say it was pooh-poohed so much it was just sort of shoved aside as the kind of, we, we don't know what to do with that data," he said. "It's right there in the record. The agencies and the refractive surgeons, people know these problems occur and there doesn't seem to be a plan to handle some of the more difficult problems that are created." - Morris Waxler, Former FDA ophthalmic surgical devices branch chief "A number of patients who underwent LASIK, a procedure that uses a laser to reshape the cornea and thereby correct vision, say they now suffer from side effects such as starbursts, halos, glare double-vision and night blindness. In some cases the side effects go away within weeks or months of the surgery, but in other cases, they appear to be permanent. Some people experience them mildly, but others have them so bad they can't perform basic functions, such as driving, and some people have said they lost their jobs due to negative side effects from LASIK procedures."



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