1.0 link 98364 <![CDATA[Lasik Indicator: Eye Surgeries Slow With Economy]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/24/lasik-indicator-eye-surge_n_98364.html Call it the Lasik indicator. With the weak economy forcing consumers to cut back on discretionary spending, the number of laser vision-correction surgeries has been falling -- as it did during the last recession.

More than 800,000 Americans underwent Lasik surgery in 2007, a slight increase from 2006. But the numbers started slumping along with the economy in the second half of last year. And industry analysts are now predicting a Lasik recession.

"We're forecasting a 17 percent drop for 2008," said...

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