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Article: USA: Lasik laser eye surgery - popular low cost alternative outweighs potential risks
- Article from:
- Al Bawaba
- Article date:
- June 18, 2009
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Since the Lasik procedure emerged nearly two decades ago,
millions of myopia and astigmatism sufferers have permanently tossed
their glasses and contact lenses aside. The procedure costs between
$1,000 and $2,500 per eye, and this price tag has made it a popular
and economic alternative to the estimated $20,000 lifetime cost paid
by an average 25-year-old contact lens wearer.
Lasik - laser in-situ keratomileusis - is a painless outpatient
procedure that uses a computer-guided laser beam to reshape the
cornea and ultimately correct people's vision. The 15-minute
procedure requires no incisions, no stitches and boasts rapid
recovery times. In the United States alone, over one million ...