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<p>Public and private sector providers of laser eye surgery are required by law to
register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for regulation and doctors in the
United Kingdom are required to register with the General Medical Council (GMC). The
CQC and the GMC have a range of powers for addressing failures in care.</p><p> </p><p>Providers
are also expected to follow the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
(NICE) guidelines on photorefractive (laser) surgery. The CQC, NICE and the Royal
College of Ophthalmologists are all clear that the risks and complications of such
procedures should be discussed with patients beforehand.</p><p> </p><p>No estimate
has been made of the number of people experiencing long-term side effects as a result
of laser eye surgery because this data is not held centrally.</p>
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