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Trends in refractive surgery in the UK 2009

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Economic recession made for uncomfortable times for the refractive surgery sector this year, but new clinics are still opening. Alison Ewbank reports on the findings of Optician's ninth annual survey of clinics in the UK and Ireland

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2008 saw marked growth in the number of refractive surgery clinics in the UK, the largest increase since our surveys began. But when last year's survey was published, the economic downturn and recession that followed had already begun to take effect. Almost all clinics said the economy was likely to have the most significant influence on the market in the year to come.

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