LASIK, PRK, Laser Eye Surgery

Links to sites of professional associations in the field of vision such as ophthalmology, refractive surgery, etc.; university research sites; and other non-commercial sites.
AIM - Administrators in Medicine
http://www.docboard.org/
Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors - DocFinder
The health professional licensing database provided by AIM and its participating boards. Allows you to research licensing procedures and verify credentials of medical professionals in the US.
The LASIK Institute
http://www.lasikinstitute.org
A non-profit educational organization dedicated to teaching patients and medical professionals alike about the LASIK procedure. The LASIK Institute offers patient education, physician education and research grants programs.
The Harvard Medical School Eye Site Links
http://www.djo.harvard.edu/meei/all_the_sites/otherweb.html
"One Stop Searching" with a complete index of links to Eye Site web pages around the world.
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
http://www.ascrs.org
American Academy of Ophthalmologists
http://www.aao.org
Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons
www.cscrs.org
Eye Cancer Network
http://www.eyecancer.com
Surgical Eyes Foundation
http://www.surgicaleyes.org
LASIK, RK, and PRK Complications Information. A place where people with LASIK/PRK induced problems tell their stories.
United States Food and Drug Administration - LASIK Eye Surgery
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/lasik/
Health Canada - Laser Eye Surgery to Correct Common Sense Vision Problems
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/iyh/medical/laser_eye.html
"It's Your Health" Health Canada Bulletin - Excimer Lasers for Eye Surgery
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/therapeut/zfiles/english/publicat/excimer.pdf
MedLine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Use MedLine to search the peer-reviewed literature for research papers about LASIK and refractive surgery.

Clinical Studies Database of the National Eye Institute
http://www.nei.nih.gov/neitrials/index.htm
Search the Clinical Studies Database of the National Eye Institute.
FDA MEDWATCH site
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/
Safety information on drugs and other medical products.


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(BSc, MD, FRCS(C), Diplomate of the American
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