It's not like buying a car, where you expect the salesman to lie to you. Doctors should be honest and straight with you, and there's nothing wrong with expecting that. I just don't see why a Lasik patient should share the blame when things go wrong.


The doctor probably was fairly straight with her, but if you don't ask questions then you shouldn't expect answers.
From the medical standpoint, the operation is pretty compelling; 95% of patients have no complications and basically have a 'miracle cure' for bad eyesight. Of the remaining 5%, probably 90% of those still end up with near-perfect eyesight after multiple operations. And of the remaining 0.5%, probably 90% of those eventually end up with improved vision.
IANAD, but I bet that those are darn good figures for a medical operation. Ok, it sucks for the 0.05% that go through multiple surgeries and end up with the same or worse vision, but medically speaking, it is an elective surgery with little risk and big rewards.