 LASIK Dangers
Posted by: "Muhammad Masry massrii
Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:09 am (PDT)
Lasik Surgery: When the Fine Print Applies to You
By Abby Ellin on March 15, 2008
Health Warnings
Perhaps it depends on what your definition of success is.
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“People say, ‘Well, you don’t wear glasses anymore,’ ” said Barbara Berney, 53, of Rockford, Ill., who had the surgery in 2001 and now reports dry eye, night blindness, dimmed vision, halos and starbursts. “Unless you see what I see, you have no frame of reference.”
Unhappy Lasik patients, some with worse experiences than mine (one man I spoke to needed a corneal transplant), have created about a dozen Web sites. The 12 patients I talked with all reported feeling as I did, gaslighted. They said they kept telling their doctors that they couldn’t see, and that their doctors kept telling them that they could.
A few doctors have told me that they think they can help my dry eye, but I worry they will suggest more surgery, and I haven’t gone to see them. A few optometrists said they could fit me with special lenses to moisten my eyes, and I may have to go that route.
Meanwhile, I walk by eyeglass shops and wish I needed to go inside.
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Note from Ben Kim:
This article was originally published on March 13, 2008 in The New York Times. Many thanks to Abby Ellin for graciously allowing us to share her article with our readers. To learn more about Abby's work, including her book on childhood obesity, please visit: TeenageWaistland. com.
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