FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
Laser Eye Surgeries Slow in Slumping Economy
The New York Times says the laser eye surgery business may be in or nearing a recession in 2008:
"We’re forecasting a 17 percent drop for 2008," said David Harmon,
president of Market Scope, an eye surgery market research house.
Mr. Harmon said that when first-quarter data become available next
month, he expects it to show an even sharper decline in Lasik surgeries
than in 2001, when the sour economy triggered a three-year slump in the
laser procedures, which are typically not covered by insurance.
The
Times story says breast enhancement, Botox treatments and other skin treatments also are less popular in a soft economy.
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