A U.S. meta-analysis found worldwide patient satisfaction with LASIK eye surgery, or Laser Assisted in situ Keratomileusis.

The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery said a review of 10 years of global literature revealed the total range of satisfaction rates in individual studies was 87.2 percent to 100 percent.

The meta-analysis, led by Dr. Kerry Solomon of Storm Eye Institute of the Medical Center of South Carolina, examined nearly 3,000 peer-reviewed articles published in clinical journals globally and found more than 95 percent patient satisfaction in France, India, Iran, Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

"We find that there is solid evidence in the world's scientific literature to affirm that there is an exceptionally high level of satisfaction in patients who have had LASIK surgery," Dr.

Lifewatch: Monovision

Generally as people age their eyesight starts weakening, but correcting at least one of the eyes can help in the long run.

"I'm just going to need reading glasses, seems like I'm just going to have to deal with it again in the future, by doing it now, I'm being proactive so hopefully I wont have to wear glasses again," said Acker.

Reeboks Lead Poisoning Case

Lead poisoning and products made in china proved to be a deadly combination for a 4 year old Minnesota boy. Reebok,the popular athletic shoe maker will pay a record-breaking million dollar fine. The boy swallowed a charm bracelet, one that was given as a free gift with purchase for children's footwear. He became sick, eventually slipped into a coma and died. Autopsies revealed the charm he swallowed was 99% lead and the levels in his blood were triple what's considered safe. The consumer product safety commission later recalled 300 thousand of the bracelets and fined Reebok a million dollars. It's the largest civil penalty ever. U.S. Health regulators will review lasik eye surgery after a number of concerns surface concerning patient satisfaction with the popular vision-correction procedure.

Chronic dry eye syndrome after LASIK

Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that people with a certain low level of tear production are more likely to develop chronic dry eye syndrome after LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis), laser refractive surgery to correct near- and far-sightedness than those with more plentiful tears.

Their research, published in the January issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, may offer reliable prescreening criteria for ophthalmologists and patients.

"These findings should help ophthalmologists determine if pretreatment is necessary before surgery or if surgery is appropriate at all for an individual," says Dr. Darlene Dartt, director of the Military Vision Research Program at Schepens Eye Research Institute and the principal investigator of the study.

US FDA panel to review laser eye surgery

SILVER SPRING (Maryland) - UNITED States health regulators plan to review whether a popular type of laser eye surgery is improving patients' lives, a senior Food and Drug Administration official said.

Dr Daniel Schultz, director of FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said on Monday a number of concerns have been raised concerning patient satisfaction with the vision correction procedure, known as laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, or Lasik.

An agency advisory panel will hold a public meeting to discuss the issue, Dr Schultz said, but he did not give a date.

Companies that could be affected by such a meeting include Lasik device makers such as Advanced Medical Optics, as well as Lasik providers such as TLC Vision and LCA-Vision.

'Obviously, it's a technology that has caught on and is used very, very widely.