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Surgery for sale
Following up on patients' complaints, ABC investigates fradulent practices in eye care delivery. Under investigation is the Lasik Vision Institute in Tampa, FL which advertised eye surgeries to be conducted for as low as $299. The story reveals how patients who underwent these surgeries ended up with eye infections after having never got the advertized deal - not even a meeting with a surgeon prior to the procedures.
Tags: National Chain of Lasik; Tampa; LVI; medical records; RICO violations