From the start of the pandemic in March 2020, laser vision correction procedure volume grew steadily, topping 833,000 in 2021.
This number of procedures, the highest since 2015, marked an increase of 32% over the previous year, according to data recorded by the Refractive Surgery Council.
“We saw a boost of the demand when we thought we would see a drop of it. The numbers did not near the peak of the historic refractive market, but certainly a steady increase,” OSN Presbyopia Section Editor George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, (Read more...)