A recent study reports that millions of Americans are not getting the financial help required to improve their eyesight, and this involves glasses, contacts and of course, LASIK surgery. And in millions, we’re talking about around 14 million Americans (about 1 in 15) that have impaired vision - 11 million of which could correct their vision through simple glasses and contacts.

Of course, we’ve discussed before about how this lack of govermental financial support (or rather, insurance coverage) for LASIK has helped push the cost of LASIK eye correction surgery downwards, but at the same time, I’ve talked about how it was about time the Government started providing some sort of aid for those with serious vision impairment, especially since the cost of LASIK surgery and comparable treatments have plumeted since their introduction years ago.

So, what’s your take on this? Do you think public health programs should start addressing vision problems, especially serious ones that would require LASIK surgery?