While it's generally considered unethical for hospitals and other medical facilities to distribute discount coupons or vouchers for surgeries, discount coupons are frequently offered for intraocular contact lens (ICL) surgery.
The competition among clinics to attract patients has intensified,Medical procedures are being bought and sold indiscriminately like ordinary commodities, but this should not be ethically permissible.
The eyes are as delicate as precision machinery, and even the slightest thing can cause problems. In fact,Among those who have suffered complications from LASIK surgery,suicideThere are people who are suffering so much that they even consider doing that.
This article addresses the issue of discount coupons for ICL surgery.
Major hospitals that distribute discount coupons/vouchers
The following hospitals frequently distribute discount coupons:
In fact, on Twitter:ICL discountWhen you search for "",Shinjuku Myopia ClinicやShinagawa Myopia ClinicLeading the wayDiscount couponIt was immediately clear that they were handing them out ↓
Shinagawa Myopia ClinicThe specific discount amounts appear to be as follows:
A patient's eyes are not a tool of the trade.
The referrer also receives a reward.As it says in the above tweet,
- A patient who has undergone surgery once seeks out multiple new patients in exchange for compensation.
- Patients referred to us undergo surgery
- That patient then sought out several more patients in exchange for payment.
- Repeat the following
I suspect that a situation has developed where patients are being admitted to hospitals at an exponential rate, like a mouse rat race.
If so, then completelyWouldn't it be fair to say that they're using patients' eyes as a tool for their business?
ICL is often said to be risk-free because the lens can be removed, but that's not actually true. Any surgery carries risks.
The discount coupons that are actually being distributed are as follows:
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To reiterate,Discount coupons are being distributed, and medical procedures are being bought and sold indiscriminately like ordinary commodities, but this should not be ethically permissible.
The eyes are incredibly delicate. Even a slight mistake in eye surgery can leave lasting after-effects that you might regret for the rest of your life. I myself experienced this in the latter half of December 2019.Located in Toride, Ibaraki PrefectureMatsumoto ophthalmologyI underwent ICL surgery,I deeply regret having my right iris thinned, leaving me with glare and a white haze in my right vision.。These after-effects areRemoving the lens won't fix the problem.
From the link below,ICL experiences and failuresYou can read it.
It's not too late to read this before getting ICL surgery!
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