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LASIK Comments Show Divided Opinions As FDA Extends Feedback Period

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

The comment period for a draft guidance document on labeling for LASIK surgery equipment has been extended for another month. Ninety people have already filed comments, representing a wide range of views about the procedure.

Human eye and digital data (HQuality/Shutterstock.com)

The US Food and Drug Administration recently extended the comment period on a controversial draft guidance document that would recommend stronger patient safety guidelines for Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery, but plenty of stakeholders from all sides of the issue have already had their say.

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