RALEIGH, N.C. -- Millions of Americans have undergone laser eye surgery to correct bad vision, and along with the procedure's popularity something else is coming into focus: its hazards. Advertising ...

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Sandy Keller had simply wanted to correct her nearsightedness and stop wearing contact lenses when she had laser eye surgery in September 1999. Instead, she ended up suing her surgeon and optometrist, ...

The FDA is considering a new policy requiring health providers to warn patients about the potential side effects of getting LASIK. These warnings would include information on the risks of double ...

When patient activist Paula Cofer of Tampa, Florida, learned that LASIK surgeries, laser eye surgery that corrects vision, were soaring during the pandemic, she was disappointed, but not surprised.

It's one of the most popular elective surgeries. Seven hundred thousand Americans a year have LASIK surgery. Most are thrilled with the results. But some say after the surgery, they've experienced ...

becomes popular and when problems emerge. Lasik, for example, didn't become widely available until the late '90s. Lawyers were reluctant to take the cases because they weren't knowledgeable about the ...