LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project
In October 2009, the FDA, the National Eye Institute (NEI), and the Department of Defense (DoD) launched the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project (LQOLCP) to help better understand the potential risk of severe problems that can result from LASIK... (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - October 20, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
FDA denies ex-staffer's Lasik petition
The FDA denies a petition by a former staffer to ban Lasik eye surgeries, saying the evidence presented in the petition isn't strong enough to support a revoked approval.
The FDA last month shot down a petition filed by the former staffer who approved Lasik eye surgery, saying the evidence presented in the petition isn't strong enough to justify revoking pre-market approval and initiating a recall.
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)News Well, Optical/Ophthalmic, Regulatory/Complianceread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - August 19, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Source Type: news
Optical Solutions for Medical Devices
Ross Optical’s medical optics experts have assisted in turn-key design engineering for ophthalmic instruments, spectrum analyzers, laparoscopic instruments, endoscopes, medical eyeglass binoculars, and instrumentation for Lasik eye surgery. (Source: Medical Design Online Products)
Source: Medical Design Online Products - July 9, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
FDA Denies Ex-Staffer’s LASIK Petition After 30 Months
(Source: MDDI)
Source: MDDI - July 7, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Jamie Hartford Tags: Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
LASIK Effective, Safe in Patients Under 25LASIK Effective, Safe in Patients Under 25
Younger patients have better outcomes and significantly lower enhancement rates than older patients, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - May 10, 2014 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Are These Medical Devices Too Dangerous? (Excimer Lasers for LASIK Surgery)
(Source: MDDI)
Source: MDDI - April 11, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Jamie Hartford Tags: Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
Should These 5 Medical Devices Be Recalled? (Excimer Lasers for LASIK Surgery)
(Source: MDDI)
Source: MDDI - April 11, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Jamie Hartford Tags: Regulatory and Compliance Source Type: news
LASIK Eye Surgery
Title: LASIK Eye SurgeryCategory: Procedures and TestsCreated: 1/6/1999 9:22:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 1/24/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General)
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - January 24, 2014 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
How LASIK Eye Surgery Came About from a Leftover Thanksgiving Dinner
It was the day after Thanksgiving in 1981, and like most others across the nation, Rangaswamy “Sri” Srinivasan, a researcher at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York, had brought some turkey with him to work. The difference between Srinivasan and everyone else was that the scientist had no plans to eat the leftovers. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - December 22, 2013 Category: Disability Tags: Medical Research Source Type: news
Consumer Information on: Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser System - P970053/S011
The Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser System is an ophthalmic laser system for refractive surgery of the cornea designed to correct the vision of patients with refractive errors (nearsightedness and astigmatism) by laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK). (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - October 30, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Presbyopia Correction: LASIK vs InlaysPresbyopia Correction: LASIK vs Inlays
Which provides a better opportunity to surgically correct presbyopia: LASIK or corneal inlays? Dr. Roger Steinert explores both options in this discussion. Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Commentary Source Type: news
Cost of LASIK
(Source: Dishler Laser)
Source: Dishler Laser - October 2, 2013 Category: Laser Surgery Authors: Jon Dishler Source Type: news
Higher-Order Aberrations After LASIKHigher-Order Aberrations After LASIK
How does femtosecond lenticule extraction compare to wavefront-guided LASIK in terms of visual acuity, higher order aberrations, and corneal asphericity for the correction of myopia? The British Journal of Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Pulling the Trigger on LASIK
(Source: Dishler Laser)
Source: Dishler Laser - August 26, 2013 Category: Laser Surgery Authors: Jon Dishler Source Type: news
Could a 90-second procedure BANISH the risks of laser eye surgery? New eye drop and UV light treatment 'eliminates dangers'
EXCLUSIVE: A new treatment called Lasik Xtra negates the risk of infection and the three most common complications linked to laser eye surgery. It is now available in the UK. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
