http://www.lasiksurgerywatch.org/
Our Mission
Welcome to LASIK Surgery Watch. This site is designed to provide
information
about our organization and about LASIK surgery. Much of this information
is
not available on sites that promote LASIK but all of the information
provided here is reliable and backed by scientific literature.
For many people the information provided here might be surprising. Most
people are not aware of the amount of controversy concerning LASIK that
exists in the medical community. Spend some time on our site and form your
own opinion.
Statement of Purpose
LASIK Surgery Watch is a group of concerned patients, patient advocates,
and
medical professionals who have personally experienced the damage caused by
LASIK surgery, to ourselves, to our loved ones, and to others. We are
working to help patients who have been injured by LASIK surgery understand
the nature of that damage. We are working to provide these patients with
options that they may be unaware of. We are working to raise public
awareness about the dangers of LASIK surgery.
We work to dispel commonly held misconceptions about LASIK surgery. It is
our purpose to expand the understanding of poor outcomes beyond a simple
model of visual acuity to encompass the entire spectrum of complex
measures
that constitute good vision. We recognize that no matter how one defines
success, it cannot be guaranteed, and that the needs of all patients,
regardless of their outcome, must be anticipated and met.
We embrace known measures and techniques for predicting and measuring
LASIK
surgery outcomes. We recognize unbiased and rigorously independent
empirical
research as the only valid basis for expanding our knowledge about LASIK
surgery. We advocate for changes in the FDA labeling of lasers to mandate
safer and more restrictive criteria for LASIK patient selection with
specific emphasis on pupil size and dry eyes.
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CRSQA (Council for Refractive Quality Assurance) is a referral service for
LASIK surgeons, operated by Glenn Hagele out of his home. Despite its
pretentious name, CRSQA is just a cynical marketing ploy that "certifies"
refractive surgeons willing to fork over $7,000 in the first year and
$5,000/year thereafter. In exchange, Glenn Hagele provides these surgeons
with a bogus seal of approval on his USAEYES.org web site to promote
their
practices. Don't be fooled by Glenn Hagele's advertising claims - CRSQA's
quality "standards" are actually below industry standards. Glenn Hagele
is
not qualified to issue certifications as he is not a doctor, but simply a
high school graduate with a single college course in marketing.
Out of 17,000 ophthalmologists in the US, about 30-50 pay Glenn Hagele to
market their practices. It is somewhat difficult to tell exactly what
ophthalmologists are members of CRSQA at any one time, as Glenn Hagele has
designed his web site in such a manner to implicitly suggest that 17,000
ophthalmologists are members.
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Learn about Glenn Hagele, USAEyes, and Council for Refractive Surgery
Quality Assurance at the following web sites:
http://www.theglennhagelere****t.com
http://www.usaeyes.us
http://www.lasikpimp.com
http://www.lasikfraud.com
http://www.lasikdisaster.com
http://www.lifeafterlasik.com
http://www.lasik-flap.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21
http://www.lasikscam.com/viewforum.php?f=21
http://www.jackholladay.com/avoid_this_doctor.html
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