Published on Discovery Channel health, 21 February 2003
Laser surgery is sold as a modern, simple cure for sight problems. But Health Which? recently warned that some providers of the service are being less than honest about the procedure’s risks. What’s the story?
The magazine’s two most disturbing conclusions were that patients are often misled about the risks of the procedure, and that under-qualified surgeons carry out the operation.
But how risky is laser eye surgery, and how successful is it? Are surgeons offering this costly operation – prices range from £750 to £2,000 per eye – really misleading patients? And if so, what is being done about it?
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