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Laser Eye Surgery

investigation Reveals a Rare but Painful Side Effect of Laser Eye Surgery

It’s one of the most popular elective procedures in the world.
Laser eye surgery, or Lasik, as it’s more commonly known, offering enhanced vision in minutes and a life free from glasses and contact lenses.

But a W5 investigation uncovered a small but increasingly vocal group of patients who claim they developed a very rare complication after surgery that left them in chronic pain, unable to work and even contemplating suicide.

Hussein Jenkins’ ordeal began four years ago when he decided to get laser surgery to correct his nearsightedness. read more

New Noninvasive Laser Eye Surgery Corrects vision

Researchers from Columbia University have developed a new noninvasive laser eye surgery which could permanently correct vision — without any of the side effects of regular laser surgery.

“The main difference between our approach and commonly used refractive surgeries is that in our method there is no flap cutting and no ablation,” Sinisa Vukelic, a researcher on the project, told Digital Trends. “Patients with thin corneas and other abnormalities that make them ineligible for refractive surgery could be treated with the proposed treatment, which in turn increases the population of eligible patients.” read more

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