Hindsight may be 20/20 — but not everyone's eyesight is. For those of us with less-than-perfect vision, a popular path to clearer sight is LASIK, an acronym for a type of eye surgery known as "laser ...

A New York Times report has highlighted the potential risks and side effects of LASIK surgery, a procedure that helps correct vision problems and reduces the need to wear glasses or contacts LASIK ...

LASIK doesn't ensure 20/20 vision and results may become less effective as a person ages. The cost of the surgery is also a barrier, along with long-term issues like reduced night vision. For decades, ...

Millions of Americans have had LASIK eye surgery to correct their vision, but a retired adviser who was on the FDA committee that approved the procedure in 1996 is calling for it to be banned.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is LASIK surgery considered safe? Is it always effective? I don't want to risk my vision since it's not terrible but would love to get rid of my contacts. LASIK (short for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The last place anyone wants to have an ophthalmic emergency is standing on top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, ...

(NAPSI)—You’ve had it with glasses and contacts getting in the way of your lifestyle. You’ve heard about LASIK and maybe even talked to one of the more than 19 million people who have had the popular ...

Medically reviewed by Andrew Greenberg, MD Key Takeaways PRK might be better if you have thin corneas or worry about dry eye.After LASIK, 90% of people have vision between 20/20 and 20/40 without ...

LASIK is a popular choice for corrective eye surgery, which is considered safe, effective and highly successful. But this eye ...

Detroit TV meteorologist Jessica Starr posted a heart-wrenching video on social media a month before dying by suicide this week. She had told viewers she was struggling in the aftermath of undergoing ...

A Michigan man claims Lasik surgery is to blame for his wife's suicide and he's going public with his worries about the medical procedure millions undergo each year. But some health professionals in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. I’m a glasses wearer who finds the notion of ...