"Between 20 and 25 million people in America wear contact lenses, while around a million have LASIK surgery to correct their vision. "
"Most of us would agree going under the laser is more convenient than constantly caring for those contacts. "
"Researchers found daily lens wearers had a greater chance of getting an infection and having significant vision loss than those who had LASIK surgery...one in 2,000 thousand for contact wearers versus one in 10,000 for LASIK patients. "
""I think most ophthalmologist will agree both are equally safe so it's really a matter of patient preference," he says."
"Doctor Lusk also says fear and cost are the top two reasons people don't choose LASIK though the surgery is actually also more cost effective ... read the whole article
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