Is laser eye surgery safe?
From dailymail.co.uk - The truth is that laser eye surgery is still very new and the long-term effects are not known. It is also true that, in many cases, people will not be throwing away their glasses: they will still need them for certain activities, such as reading, or driving and going to the cinema. And in some cases, things do go wrong. Perhaps of most concern, however, are the production-line methods and hard- sell advertising employed by some of the big chains who control the business. At least one doctor in the Midlands has admitted to carrying out 400 treatments a month. And some spectacle-wearers have received unsolicited advertising literature through the post urging them to have the operation. The clinics are not regulated by the Department of Health, though they must register with local health authorities. The authority has to ensure the clinics are working within the safety and legal guidelines of the Registered Homes Act, which was drawn ...