Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity Loss Of Michigan LASIK Patients.

What do you tell your patients when they ask if laser vision correction is safe? We all have our comfort level with refractive surgery and each of us will undoubtedly have a different answer for our patients in this situation. If one consults the literature, it would seem that laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) carries little risk and moreover is quite accurate. But in reading the current literature one can find two major flaws. First, much of the original research has been preformed outside of the United States; this tells us nothing about our local surgeons. Second, most of the studies are written by surgeons.This paper does not question the objectivity of any researcher, but the combination of both these issues points to the need for some Optometry based research on a local level. This paper seeks to not only to comment on the safety of LASIK, but to take the next step and analyze the situation in Michigan to determine the amount risk facing our friends, family and patients as we refer them for this exciting procedure.