Saturday, March 22, 2008

Eerie Elective Eye Surgery


A patient unsatisfied with her Lasik surgery recently published an article in the NYT describing her ordeal. There is a major profit motive involved in doctors recommending this procedure (meaning that it will be performed on more patients than necessary or advisable), and the scary-sounding risks of the surgery (whether technically successful or not) completely underscore my conviction that I will never voluntarily have lasers shot in my eyes.

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