| gospa68@aol.com 2004-12-23, 7:11 pm |
| Greame,
LASIK probably gets the most press since it has been done more than any
other procedure and has been around longer. As such, LASIK would have
the greatest number of people who have suffered untoward outcomes.
A good paper on ALL procedures can be found at
http://www.lasikfraud.com/news/archives/000011.html
Some here, on this board, will dissuade you from reading it since it is
posted on lasikfraud. Do not let that be a deterrent. The NHS used it
as part of its background investigation. This article will give you a
good longitudinal view of refractive surgery, and the medical
publications/articles cited are recent and not on surgeries performed
in 1995 or 1996. The NHS assessment was not far from the mark.
You can expect those vested in LASIK to complain. They have made a
significant investment of money, time, and their reputations. They will
stand their ground as they have much to lose.
I like George Waring. but he is deeply vested in LASIK. George is the
one who introduced LASIK to the refractive community in 1997 at a
medical meeting (ESCRS)in Lisbon. He had just come from the Mid-East
where he had been performing it. Despite having absolutely no long term
data, he fully endorsed backing away from PRK, which had about 7 years
data at the time, and adopting LASIK.
I would encourage you to seriously consider LASEK, as you are. The flap
is the achilles heel of LASIK. This will become obvious to the public
with time.
WK
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