Jenna Reed and Rian Reed vs. Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd., and Alcon Refractive Horizons, Inc. United State District Court, District of Colorado. -------------------- Denver, CO (LASIK Newswire) August 24, 2008 -- On August 20, 2008, plaintiffs, Jenna Reed and Rian Reed, filed their complaint in the United States District Court, District of Colorado, seeking damages against Alcon for strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty, misrepresentation, and violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Case Number 1:08-cv-01759-EWN Reed et...
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This letter addresses my concern about the safety of LASIK surgery. I have practiced ophthalmology for thirty-three years. After taking all the courses on LASIK, I decided not to do the surgery. I believe LASIK surgery is not consistent with the ophthalmologist's hypocritic oath of "first do no harm. " Statistics on complications could easily be manipulated by surgeons and I don't think their reporting of complications can be relied upon. I think a few points are more valid: it was...
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