Lasik For Farsightedness Not Illegal Experiment: 9th Circ.

By Beth Winegarner (March 25, 2013, 5:51 PM EDT) -- The Ninth Circuit on Monday ruled that Nidek Co. Ltd. and several doctors didn't break the law when they used Nidek's surgical eye laser for Lasik procedures to correct farsightedness, ruling that the procedures don't constitute prohibited medical experiments even though they haven't been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration....

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