Is it true that that some IntraLase lasers were recalled?
Yes. In 2002 and 2003 IntraLase recalled a small number of its earlier generation lasers in the US, Japan and Mexico (100 in total). The recalls were made as a preventative measure and not the result of reported patient injury. Some websites have tried to use the recalls as “hype” to denounce the IntraLase. Details on both IntraLase recalls can be found on the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) website below: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2003/ENF00810.html http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2002/ENF00767.html Note: Product recalls are common in every industry and not an effective indicator of product inferiority. Such processes are meant as safeguards, put in place by regulatory and manufacturing bodies to ensure the safety of patients. This applies to all medical equipment, including microkeratome (blades). Thousands of mechanical microkeratome (blade)s and microkeratome (blade) blades have been recalled, due to various technical defects greatly impacting both use and patie
