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| This is prompted by reading the post from Raffi (who's 22 I think) and
the post about the Dr. who's on probation after settling a malpractice
suit with an 18 yr. old.
I hope that the younger LASIK candidates understand that the procedure
only REDUCES the need for glasses for a limited amount of time. How
common is it for people to have a stable refractive error by the time
they are in their 20s? If their eyes are still worsening, which mine
did in my 20s, then that progression will continue even if they have
LASIK and in a few years they will be back in glasses again. Conversely,
my prescription IMPROVED in my 30s. Soon I will need reading glasses
probably.
I think the FDA approved age of 18 is too young for this procedure. I
can't imagine that any 18 to 20 something year old can give informed
consent unless their prescription has been stable for YEARS, by which I
mean the majority of their life. I just don't think they can understand
the implications that their eyes will continue to change over the course
of their lives.
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~RT
The truth lies somewhere between Ragnar and LASIKtruth
Two sides of the same coin
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