The FDA wants doctors to use a decision checklist and better inform patients of potential risks and complications, as well as what to expect before, during, and after LASIK.
“If all the risks were written on a checklist, I promise you I would not have gotten LASIK,” Mencos told BuzzFeed News. “The only things on my consent form were temporary side effects.”potential risks and complications of LASIK
The draft guidelines recommend patients be given a decision checklist that clarifies the pros and cons of LASIK, including which people are good candidates for the procedure, based on testing and other health conditions, and what the long term risks might be, including possible “long-term psychological harm.”
Although a causal link between LASIK and psychological harm has not been established, the FDA said a study onsuggested that psychiatric complications such as psychosis, depression, and suicidal ideation can occur, although very rare .
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