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| "All FDA clinical trials include both rates of complications and rates
of patient satisfaction."
The complication rate gets under-reported because what constitutes as a
complication for one person may be perfectly acceptable for another.
Sometimes unsculpious surgeons withold most of the complications.
"3% of all refractive
surgery patients have unresolved complications at six months postop,
with about 0.5% being serious complications requiring extensive
maintenance or invasive intervention"
Again depends on what you define complication. I will agree with the 3%
of were talking about significent, unresolvable complications.
"This is true, and this is reflected in patient satisfaction studies."
The lower your expectations, the more likley youll be "happy" despite
not everything going perfect.
"Patients with clinical complications may consider the complication to
be less disruptive than the requirement of corrective lenses."
Again this depends on how "picky" you are. Even those who arent very
picky complain if things dont go "perfect" but then they rationalize
its a small price to pay for the elimination of glasses.
"Well call the press. I'll let you take credit for the scoop. Of
course,
"Eye" is the expert on how I see."
You will have to discuss this with Eye yourself. Hes the teacher and
knows all there is about lasik and its complications.
"Will wonders never cease."
Yup, I am smiling at my confirmed 3/4 diopter vision improvement 
"Extraordinary. You know thousands of people with LASIK problems? That
truly amazing!"
Everyday I meet new people online with lasik complications. Some of
them werent even good candidates anyway!
"Really, that's an amazing figure. Where's that published? That's great
you have access to such definitive figures."
While unfortunate, the handful of unusual adverse effects cited by the
media are isolated cases that are not representative of the thousands
of patients in North America and Canada that achieve successful results
from ortho-k and traditional contact lens wear.
"Your fantasy life is so rich. Have you ever worn contacts? RGPs? Have
you ever slept away from your parents' house and have to travel with
all
your supplies? Have you ever peeled contacts off your eyeballs? You
know
you have to go for multiple fitting visits for OK. Can you really
manage
that, esp. since you don't like listening to eye care professionals?"
Yes, soft contacts and they suck! Ive slept away from parents house and
traveled. Peeling contacts takes 10 seconds per eye to do, big deal! It
takes longer to clean my glasses!
orthoK takes a bit of comittment but its worth it for a clear, glasses
free vision
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