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Laser eye surgery has been around a long time now. what have studies shown about risks and benefits for diabetics?
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Good to go: As long as there is no retinal disease from diabetes, lasik is safe for diabetics, and the fda studies did not limit surgery on patients with that disease.
Answered 2/6/2013
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