LASIK Risks

Shelley Walcott

Two million people have changed their lives with LASIK surgery. Most people who have LASIK are pleased with the results, but we met one Milwaukee man who says he was better off before.

Robert Scott is far-sighted, and has worn glasses since second grade. He says he was sick of his 4 eyes, and LASIK seemed like the answer. "More or less to not have glasses no more, and to see clearer," he explains.

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TLCVision Opens Second TLC Laser Eye Center in Greater Toronto Area

ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - January 28, 2008) - TLC Vision Corporation (NASDAQ: TLCV) (TSX: TLC), North America's premier eye care services company, today announced the opening of a new TLC Laser Eye Center located at 50 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Suite 100, Mississauga, Ontario L5B 3C2. The company also has a TLC Laser Eye Center located at 4101 Yonge St., Suite 100, Toronto, Ontario M2P 1N6. Mississauga is also home to TLCVision's Canadian headquarters.

Jim Wachtman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TLCVision, commented, "The opening of our second TLC Laser Eye Center in the Greater Toronto Area allows us to leverage the strength of the Company's optometric co-management relationships along with our targeted direct to consumer advertising featuring former TLC patient Tiger Woods. Our strategy focuses on the strong TLC brand integrating quality care, experienced doctors, the latest technology, and a long-term commitment to results."

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LCA-Vision Announces the Opening of its 73rd LasikPlus Vision Center

CINCINNATI, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq:
LCAV), a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the
LasikPlus brand, announced the opening of its 73rd LasikPlus vision center
in Savannah, Georgia.

Similar to other LasikPlus vision centers throughout the country, the
new vision center is staffed with an experienced team of health care
professionals, and is equipped with technologically advanced lasers and
diagnostic equipment. This range of advanced technology allows the company
to offer patients IntraLase to create the corneal flap, as well as
traditional laser vision correction and advanced custom wavefront
procedures.

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International Stem Cell Corporation to Provide Corneal Epithelial Cells for Use in Photorefractive K

www.internationalstemcell.com - www.internationalstemcell announced today that it will be providing corneal epithelial cells, derived from its Parthenogenetic stem cells and human keratinocytes (a type of skin cell), for use in Federal Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trials aimed at creating a tissue transplant technology to improve photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).

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Cranky LASIK Survivors

I just did a little search of the Eye on Vision blog archives and came up with an interesting statistic. Among the 258 posted blogs, 25 specifically address LASIK corneal refractive surgery. That's ten percent of all blogs...who knew?!

It's funny, I did not start out intending to flood the blogosphere with so many accounts of this very common procedure. There is just so much news about LASIK developments combined with rabid consumer interest in refractive surgery.

Well, here goes #26!

What happens to that small minority of refractive surgery patients who undergo "successful, uncomplicated LASIK" but end up miserable with blurry, uncomfortable eyes?

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Patients at Risk as Eye Laser Surgery Sector Booms (Ireland)

24-7PressRelease - DUBLIN, IRELAND, January 05, 2008 -- The past six months have seen major growth in the number of clinics offering laser eye procedures throughout the State. There are now more than 20 clinics specialising in laser eye surgery in Ireland, compared with four just five years ago.

Concerns have now been raised about the use of doctors imported from the UK and elsewhere to carry out the surgery, often being flown in and out of the State in a 24-hour period.

"As such they can't offer continuity of care and this is not a healthy set-up," said Dr Arthur Cummings, consultant ophthalmologist at the Wellington Eye Clinic in Dublin.Describing the sector as a "minefield", Prof Michael O'Keeffe, consultant ophthalmologist at the Mater Private Hospital, said the huge growth in the area in recent months was a result of SSIA windfalls.

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