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LASIK vs. Contact Lenses: Which Is Safer?
Patient safety is always the focus for doctors considering referring patients to laser vision correction. Advances in laser procedures have turned the tide on safety, according to a study published in the October 2006 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, potentially making LASIK the safer choice. The study’s author, William Mathers, M.D., and his associates at the Oregon Health and Science University’s Casey Eye Institute came to the conclusion after reviewing several studies of contact lenses and LASIK complications. Among its conclusions, the study found:
Daily contact lens wearers have approximately a 1-in-100 (1 percent) risk of developing a serious contact lens-related eye infection over 30 years of use and a 1-in-2,000 chance of infection resulting in significant vision loss.
By contrast, LASIK patients have only about a 1-in-10,000 (0.001 percent) chance of significant vision loss.
According to Mathers, the difficulty in comparing the two vision correction approaches is that problems with LASIK tend to develop immediately, while issues with contact lenses accumulate over time. While Mathers’ study shows that many contact lens problems can be attributed to incorrect wear, especially sleeping overnight wearing contact lenses, he is quick to point out that problems with contact lenses can develop even if the wearer does everything right
Surgeons Rate The Advanced CustomVue™ Procedure Most Effective,
Prefer VISX Technology Lasers
Surgeons Rate The Advanced CustomVue™ Procedure Most Effective, Prefer VISX Technology Lasers According to Market Scope, Inc.’s 2006 Annual Refractive Surgeon Survey, twice as many surgeons rated the Advanced CustomVue procedure as the most effective advanced laser treatment technique when compared to other leading advanced treatments.
