Here is an interesting article I have found lately...I think Mr. Kantis should read this....
New Study Shows LASIK May Be Safer Than Contacts
Dr. Dave Hnida
Reporting
Reporting
(CBS4) DENVER The widely held belief that contact lenses are safer than LASIK surgery is being challenged.
A new study looked at more than 30 years of research and concluded that surgery may be safer in the long run when it comes to vision.
According to CBS4's Dr. Dave Hnida, many people shy away from LASIK because they just don't like the idea of their eyeballs being cut on but the new findings say contacts may pose more of a problem.
Researchers compared having LASIK done with wearing contacts day in and day out. And it seems having the surgery may be safer for the eyes than artificially placing a foreign object on the eye to see more clearly.
Improvements in the surgery have made it easier and safer, but contacts now come in a wide range of shapes, sizes and products that weren't available just a few years ago.
The study said wearing contacts is not outwardly dangerous as long as the user washes their hands, cleans the contacts and wears them only for the time they're supposed to be worn.
LASIK just seems to be a little safer.
The study showed that 20 million Americans wear contacts and 1 million have had LASIK.
The chances of having vision loss from contacts is 1 in 2,000 and the chances of having vision loss from the surgery is about 1 in 10,000.
A new study looked at more than 30 years of research and concluded that surgery may be safer in the long run when it comes to vision.
According to CBS4's Dr. Dave Hnida, many people shy away from LASIK because they just don't like the idea of their eyeballs being cut on but the new findings say contacts may pose more of a problem.
Researchers compared having LASIK done with wearing contacts day in and day out. And it seems having the surgery may be safer for the eyes than artificially placing a foreign object on the eye to see more clearly.
Improvements in the surgery have made it easier and safer, but contacts now come in a wide range of shapes, sizes and products that weren't available just a few years ago.
The study said wearing contacts is not outwardly dangerous as long as the user washes their hands, cleans the contacts and wears them only for the time they're supposed to be worn.
LASIK just seems to be a little safer.
The study showed that 20 million Americans wear contacts and 1 million have had LASIK.
The chances of having vision loss from contacts is 1 in 2,000 and the chances of having vision loss from the surgery is about 1 in 10,000.
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