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Salimi A, Ing E, Nianiaris N. Suicide and Laser Refractive Surgery. JOVR [Internet]. 2020Jul.29 [cited 2024Jul.17];15(3):432–434. Available from: https://knepublishing.com/index.php/JOVR/article/view/7464
https://doi.org/10.18502/jovr.v15i3.7464
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Ali Salimi
Ali Salimi
Department of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Edsel Ing
Edsel Ing
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Nicholas Nianiaris
Nicholas Nianiaris
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Suicide and Laser Refractive Surgery
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2. van Setten G. Suicide after excimer laser refractive surgery: on the importance of matching expectations. Open J Ophthalmol 2015;5:145–148.
3. W5. Canadian Ophthalmological Society and Canadian Cornea, External Disease and Refactive Surgery Society statement to CTV News and W5. CTV News [Internet]. 2019 April 5 [cited 2019 Oct 14]. Available from: https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/canadian-ophthalmologicalsociety- and-canadian-cornea-external-disease-andrefactive- surgery-society-statement-to-ctv-news-andw5- 1.4368071.
4. Reindl J. Detroit meteorologist Jessica Starr’s death by suicide puts focus on Lasik safety. Detroit Free Press [Internet]. 2018 Dec 18 [cited 2019 Oct 13]. Available from: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/ 12/18/meteorologist-jessica-starr-death-suicide-lasikquestions/ 2346863002/.
5. Puglionesi L. Man commits suicide on Haverford State grounds. Delaware County Times. 2007 July 6.
6. O’Shea S, Leffler B, Willis-Owen G. This week on 16:9 – May 28 – 20/20 hindsight. Global News; 2011 August 5.
7. Favaro A. Painful side-effects from laser eye surgery linked to man’s suicide: family. CTV News [Internet]. 2018 Nov 28 [cited 2019 Oct 13]. Available from: https: //www.ctvnews.ca/health/painful-side-effects-from-lasereye- surgery-linked-to-man-s-suicide-family-1.4196890.
8. LASIKComplications.com. LASIK complications. Are you considering LASIK, ReLEx SMILE? [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Oct 14]. Available from: https://lasikcomplications. com/.
9. Statista. Number of LASIK surgeries in the United States from 1996 to 2019 (in 1,000). [Internet]. 2016 July 18 [cited 2019 Oct 15]. Available from: https://www.statista.com/ statistics/271478/number-of-lasik-surgeries-in-the-us/.
10. United Health Foundation. Sucide in the United States, 2018 summary, America’s health rankings annual report. [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2019 Oct 14]. Available from: https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/annual/ measure/Suicide/state/ALL.
11. Bismark M, Gogos A, Clark R, Gruen R, Gawande A, Studdert D. Legal disputes over duties to disclose treatment risks to patients: a review of negligence claims and complaints in Australia. PLoS Med 2012;9:e1001283.
12. Cabral-Macias J, Garcia-De la Rosa G, Rodriguez-Matilde D, Vela-Barrera I, Ledesma-Gil J, Ramirez-Miranda A, et al. Pressure-induced stromal keratopathy after laser in situ keratomileusis: Acute and late-onset presentations. J Cataract Refract Surg 2018;44:1284–1290.
13. Wong J, Lan W, Ong LM, Tong L. Non-hormonal systemic medications and dry eye. Ocul Surf 2011;9:212–226.
14. Awwad S, Alvarez-Chedzoy N, Bowman R, Cavanagh H, McCulley J. Quality of life changes after myopic wavefrontguided laser in situ keratomileusis. Eye Contact Lens 2009;35:128–132.