Based on the study, Tsai recommends contact lens users call their ophthalmologists well before scheduling a pre-LASIK eye examination to learn how long they should discontinue contact lens use.

The model Cindy Crawford, the actress Nicole Kidman and the singer Barry Manilow are among celebrities reported to have undergone the procedure.

In a well reasoned opinion, Thomas v. Hopkins said plaintiffs also sometimes want settlements they receive to remain confidential.

The settlement is usually confidential," Hopkins said. We don't think we could administer it.

Last year the medical journal Ophthalmology said that the failure rate for eye surgery was one in ten, not the one in a thousand figure widely advertised.

How much for pain and suffering, that kind of thing.

Defendants fear damage to their reputation.

CONCLUSION: We recommend an FDA revision to the definition of "accountability" and also recommend future FDA refractive surgery trials be guided by standardized criteria. Medical Witness for the Plaintiff-Opthalmologist: James J.

We should help them make educated decisions about their health care. X has already charged for the postoperative care, it will present a great problem for him.

Kenneth Printen, ISMS president.

The taped conference call includes conversations with surgeons Dr. In the case of Richard "Zig" Zickefoose vs. David Dulaney, and Dr.

Her acuity declined during the subsequent year before she returned, accepting that perhaps my assessment had been right. "However, I do have reservations about the surgical procedure.