" The Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) halted all Lasik surgeries last week after 17 patients suffered from the Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis inflammation following treatments, according to Ravi Chandran, the centre's spokesperson said on Wednesday."

" "SNEC has recently seen an unusual increase in inflammatory reaction in patients after Lasik treatment," Chandran said, adding that the cause of the inflammations is still unknown."

" Singapore is trying to establish itself as a medical centre for foreigners. About 200 000 overseas patients seek medical care in Singapore each year, more than half of them from
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