I have had plenty of friends who had gotten laser eye surgery and have raved about it. But now, I am not so sure it is a good idea!

Many LASIK patients may wind up with glare, halos or other visual symptoms, study suggests
from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/11/23/many-lasik-patients-may-wind-up-with-glare-halos-or-other-visual-symptoms-study-suggests/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_lasik-1115am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

“LASIK isn’t always as awesome as we might think.

Millions of Americans each year undergo LASIK surgery to correct their vision. Given how common the procedure has become and how ubiquitous the ads are on radio and TV, you might be tempted to treat the decision to get the treatment pretty casually or think of it as purely a financial decision. A team of researchers from the Food and Drug Administration, the National Eye Institute and the Department of Defense would like to make sure you weigh the potential risks to your eyes more seriously.

In 2009, as LASIK was becoming a household word, the government scientists launched a major study to investigate reports of adverse impacts from the procedure. At the time, there were a lot of anecdotes flying around but ...

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