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Laser surgery warnings

Dear WDDTY

Thanks for your comments on laser eye surgery (vol 4 no 10). Without it, I suppose I could have fallen for it. Note a recent advertisment which claims the procedure costs only £800, takes 15 seconds and is "painless". Should the Trade Descriptions Act be called in? Roger Franklin, Horsley, Glos....

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Volume 14 / Issue 6 - Sep 2003 - Laser eye surgery- A short sighted solution -

Lasers for other eye conditions - Laser surgery - though not necessarily on the cornea - is used in the treatment of other eye conditions, including: * Longsightedness (hyperopia):