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Legal and malpractice implications of radial keratotomy
Journal of the American Optometric Association
|August 1, 1986
Abstract:
Radial keratotomy has the potential to produce a new malpractice crisis for ophthalmology. Though the surgery is often successful in reducing myopia, there are a great many undesirable side effects. The endothelial cell loss frequently resulting from the procedure bodes long term caution.