The NY Times reports today that the number of corrective eye surgeries are declining as the US seems to be going through a recession period and patients are becoming more aware of health risks directly associated with Lasik. David Harmon, president of Market Scope, is predicting a 17% drop in Lasik surgeries for 2008.
People are becoming more conservative and cautious in their spending habits. Lasik surgery, which is not typically covered by insurance, ranges from about $800 to $3,000 an eye. The cost plus the increased side effects of surgery are slowly turning potential candidates away from corrective surgery.
While there is a 95% satisfaction rate with Lasik surgery, there are still accounts of unhappy individuals who are now suffering from double vision, seeing halos, and developing cataracts. Even though medical complications are below 1 percent, health researchers will have to do a better job of analyzing which patients are not good candidates for corrective eye surgery.
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