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LASIK Eye Surgery Found to be Safer than Contact Lenses
In October 2006, Dr. Joseph Dello Russo shared the results from a vision safety study that for the first time indicated that LASIK is safer than contact lenses.
According to a study published in the Archives of Ophthalmology, October 2006 edition, researchers have confirmed that LASIK surgeries performed in 2006 were safer than contact lens use. Sight threatening infections from contact lens use occur in 1 in 2,000 contact lens wearers, whereas the study confirms that only one in 10,000 patients risk significant vision loss due to complications from LASIK, making LASIK the safest elective procedure being performed today.
Recently, a large study of more than 32,000 U.S. Armed forces members who had an eye laser surgery found no vision loss greater than two lines in 18,000 procedures performed over ten years.
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LASIK Eye Surgery Found to be Safer than Contact Lenses
In October 2006, Dr. Joseph Dello Russo shared the results from a vision safety study that for the first time indicated that LASIK is safer than contact lenses.
20/20 vision from traditional LASIK or wavefront laser technology
A new study published this year in the American Journal of Ophthalmology compared patient outcomes achieved during LASIK surgery. The study sought to uncover the differences in results achieved by traditional LASIK (using the hand-held microkeratome blade to create the cornea flap) versus custom LASIK (which creates the cornea flap using computer-guided wavefront technology).
New study: LASIK safe for 40-69 year olds
Research performed at the University of Illinois at Chicago showed no significant difference in levels of safety experienced by patients whose ages ranged from 40 - 69 years old.
Dr. Dimitri Azar co-authored the study based on 710 consecutive laser eye surgeries he performed between 1999 & 2005. He concluded that LASIK correction for near-sightedness and far-sightedness has reasonable safety, efficacy and predictability.
More details of this new LASIK study at news-medical.net
- "I am very pleased with the outcome of my LASIK procedure! The physicians and staff made me very comfortable and explained everything thoroughly before during and after!" --- Sabrina B., Portland, OR
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