A key component of LASIK eye correction surgery has always been the laser involved in reshaping the cornea. As a result, advances in this area are often the most resistant to change (whether due to federal standards or patient fears). So, it will be interesting to see how prospective patients take to the recently approved […]

If I told you that the Irish army has a strict policy against recruiting those who have had LASIK eye correction surgery (or any of its alternatives), wouldn’t you think the same thing? Wouldn’t you echo my belief that the Irish army is hopelessly outdated on its LASIK policy?
Well, whether you or I believe it […]

A plaintiff suffering from post-LASIK ectasia recently received a US$3 million verdict after the court ruled that the eye surgeon who performed LASIK correction surgery on her did not provide “sufficient” information and opportunities for her to give “sufficient” informed consent.
Of course, like all normative concepts, “sufficiency” or “insufficiency” are both highly subjective. Despite 8-page […]