Ophthalmologist Dr. Sanjay Patel and myopia expert Dr. Don Mutti answered your questions about eye health. Patel is a researcher and specialist in corneal surgery and transplantation at the Mayo ...

Millions of Americans have undergone laser eye surgery to correct bad vision, and along with the procedure’s popularity, something else is coming into focus: its hazards. Advertising stresses the ...

To date, more than 17 million people worldwide have had Lasik eye surgery in hopes of relegating glasses and contacts to the waste bin. And each year, an estimated 700,000 Americans opt for the ...

Three federal agencies -- the Food and Drug Administration, the Defense Department and the National Eye Institute -- announced last week that they are launching a three-year effort to gauge how many, ...

October 26, 2010 — A clinical trial of laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedures slated to begin at the Naval Medical Center San Diego, in California, during the next 3 months will ...

Many of those who undergo LASIK surgery to correct their vision face new eye problems months following the procedure, findings of a new study have revealed. LASIK, or laser in situ keratomileusis, is ...

A significant percentage of people who undergo LASIK eye surgery to correct their vision may experience side effects from the surgery, according to a new study. Researchers found that, three months ...

One former proponent of the eye procedure says it does more harm than good. Sept. 22, 2010 -- A former Food and Drug Administration official who helped get the vision correction surgery LASIK approved ...

The other day I got a prescription for eyeglasses. This is not newsworthy in itself except for one thing: More than two and a half years ago I had Lasik (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), ...