article_snippet.sent: Surgeons are calling for the rules on laser eye surgery to be strengthened after an apparent rise in patients receiving substandard care.
article_snippet.sent: A leading private eye hospital is calling for tighter regulations on laser eye surgery after noting a rise in the number of people who have been given inaccurate information or poor care.
article_snippet.sent: surgeons say that despite the term ‘laser eye surgery’, the procedure doesn’t have to be done by a surgeon or even someone with specialist eye knowledge.
article_snippet.sent: ‘Laser eye surgeons are, at present, only required to be registered as doctors; no specialist qualifications are legally required to carry out a laser eye procedure.
article_snippet.sent: the London Eye Hospital in Harley Street said laser eye surgeons are presently only required to be registered as doctors - and no specialist qualifications are legally required .
highlights_snippet.sent: Said laser eye surgeons are presently only required to be registered as doctors - and no specialist qualifications are legally required .