Better tool to help assess LASIK Patients
By: Malvina Eydelman, MD
LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) eye surgery is an alternative for patients who need glasses or contacts to see well. Some 600,000 to 800,000 patients undergo LASIK in the U.S. each year, and a very high number of those patients are satisfied with their surgical outcomes.
However, some patients develop unwanted visual symptoms following surgery, symptoms that can have a significant impact on their daily lives. Patients who see starbursts, glare, ghosting, or halos—or those who experience severe dry eye—may have their daily lives change in negative ways.
While there are risks with a...
Source: Mass Device - December 21, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Blog FDA Source Type: news
Medical News Today: LASIK and Dry Eyes: What's the Connection?
LASIK is a popular way of correcting vision, but complications can include dry eyes. Learn more about LASIK, dry eyes, and other vision correction options. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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FDA Voice blog: Better Tool to Help Assess LASIK Patients
LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) eye surgery is an alternative for patients who need glasses or contacts to see well. Some 600,000 to 800,000 patients undergo LASIK in the U.S. each year, and a very high number of those patients are satisf... (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
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'Halo' Effect Common After Lasik Eye Surgery
Title: 'Halo' Effect Common After Lasik Eye SurgeryCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General)
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'Halo' Effect Common After Lasik Eye Surgery
But post-op problems typically clear up over time, specialist says (Source: WebMD Health)
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Some Lasik patients report 'halo' effect up to a year later
Randy Dotinga, HealthDay News Nine out of 10 Lasik laser eye surgery patients report satisfaction afterward. But a sizable percentage experience new visual disturbances. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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' Halo' Effect Common After Lasik Eye Surgery
But post-op problems typically clear up over time, specialist says
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' Halo' Effect Common After Lasik Eye Surgery
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Survey Finds Many Experience New Problems After LASIK Survey Finds Many Experience New Problems After LASIK
Many people who undergo laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery to correct their vision experience new eye problems months after the procedure, according to a new study from the U.S. government.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
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Many LASIK Patients Have New Eye Problems After Surgery
A significant percentage of people who undergo LASIK eye surgery to correct their vision may experience side effects from the surgery, according to a new study.
Researchers found that, three months after the participants had LASIK surgery, more than 40 percent of them reported experiencing new visual symptoms, such as seeing glare or halos around objects, that they did not experience before undergoing the surgery.
“To our knowledge, our study is one of the few that have reported the development of new visual symptoms” after the surgery, the researchers at the Food and Drug Administration wrote in the study...
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New Visual Symptoms Common After LASIK (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Andr é Sofair, MD, MPH
Patients undergoing LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) surgery often develop new visual symptoms afterward, according to a study in JAMA Ophthalmology.Roughly 240 … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
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