Fifty surgeries a day? Vision correction chain LasikPlus pushed doctors to do more and put profits over care, some of its former surgeons say. The company says good care is paramount and it leaves clinical decisions to doctors.
Since the laser surgery that can fix nearsightedness was approved in the 1990s, one firm, called LasikPlus, has grown into the U.S. industry’s dominant force by using low prices as a draw and vacuuming up rival players.
Along with its growth, LasikPlus has accumulated critics, including some of its own doctors, current and former, who alleged in lawsuits and interviews that they were pressured by corporate management to follow practices that they felt put the company’s profits over patient care.
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