CBS Reports LASIK Eye Surgery Should Be Taken off The Market
CBS News reported yesterday that a former FDA adviser who once approved LASIK now asks the FDA for a recall. On the one hand, the LASIK industry reports a complication […]
Read MoreGet A Will!
Last month, rock star Prince Rogers Nelson, known to us simply as “Prince,” died without a will, or in legal terms, intestate. Prince was not known simply for his extraordinary […]
Read MoreThe Most Important Insurance You Can Own – Get SUM!
For most of us, the greatest risk that we assume is getting in a car on a daily basis. According to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in […]
Read MoreThe Super Bowl – – LASIK – – And Professional Athletes
Roman Harper is a safety for the Carolina Panthers. In the NFC Championship game, a headshot left him temporarily blind in one eye, with his corneal flap from LASIK surgery […]
Read More“Almost Everyone” Is Not A Candidate For LASIK Surgery
In the “Health” column of the March 17, 2015 Journal News, the newspaper provided a half-page infomercial for a Rockland county LASIK surgeon who is promoting himself, and the supposed safety […]
Read MoreOne Doctor’s Excellent LASIK Results Tell Us Little About Patient Safety and Satisfaction For The Masses
A recent study from the Cleveland Clinic reports that the overwhelming majority of physicians who had LASIK surgery were satisfied. The study notes that nearly 1 million patients have LASIK, or some […]
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving
This is a year of significant professional anniversaries. It marks my 30th Emory Law School Reunion. And, it marks the 20th anniversary of the Law Office of Todd J. Krouner. Coincidentally, the […]
Read MoreAnother One Bites The Dust – LASIKPlus Sold
Once LASIK eye surgery was all the rage. Then TLC, the largest LASIK vision center, went bankrupt. Apparently, it could not run its conveyor belt fast enough to turn a […]
Read MoreLASIK Patient Dissatisfaction
In a recent episode about risks of LASIK surgery, Dr. Oz cited a Consumer Reports survey, which indicated that only 50% of patients who had LASIK surgery, three year later, were satisfied with […]
Read MoreDr. Oz and LASIK Patient Safety – – Part 1
On Thursday, October 3, 2013, Dr. Oz, an eminent cardiac surgeon by training himself, presented a segment on the dangers of LASIK eye surgery. Cynthia MacKay, M.D., said that LASIK […]
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