article_snippet.sent: Up to 120,000 Britons have laser eye surgery each year to correct long and short-sightedness, and
article_snippet.sent: almost one in 20 of 120,000 Britons suffer some sort of complication.
article_snippet.sent: Most operations are done privately, with patients paying up to £5,000 to have both eyes corrected.
article_snippet.sent: Despite the side effects, the procedure did correct Miss Roberts’ vision.
article_snippet.sent: Miss Roberts’ vision investigation found that one in three consultations by clinics offering the treatment was of poor quality.
article_snippet.sent: The Royal College of Ophthalmologists says complications occur in almost one in 20 cases.
article_snippet.sent: The Royal College of Ophthalmologists advises patients to quiz clinics about how often patients perform the treatment and what patients success rates are.