More Information on LASIK in San Jose
There are many state and federal government agencies you can tap for information on your San Jose laser eye surgery provider. As you conduct your evaluation of LASIK surgeons and doctors, don't forget to visit these helpful locations:
- www.sec.gov
This is the search page for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You can find detailed financial reports on publicly traded companies, including those in the LASIK surgery field.
- www.ftc.gov
This is the home page for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which, among other things, regulates trade across state lines. On this site, for example, you'll discover that the FTC issued a Consent Order barring a corporate chain with a San Jose laser eye surgery center from making unsubstantiated claims regarding the safety and efficacy of LASIK.
- www.fda.gov/cdrh/LASIK/lasers.htm
This is the Federal Drug Agency's approved lasers page. You can find the approval status, and in many cases the clinical study outcomes, for both conventional and Wavefront guided lasers. Now if you're San Jose doctor claims his Wavefront LASIK laser produces the best outcomes, you can substantiate the claim.
- www.medbd.ca.gov/Lookup.htm This is the doctor "look-up" page of the California Medical Board, the agency responsible for governing the behavior of California's doctors, including all San Jose
laser eye surgery specialists. If you're a prospective LASIK surgery patient, you can review your LASIK doctor's credentials and performance.
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