More than 1.5 million SMILE procedures have been performed. Detroit meteorologist Jessica Starr dies by suicide, station says. A Fox affiliate station in Detroit is mourning the loss of meteorologist Jessica Starr, a 35-year-old mother of two who has died by suicide. The 'GMA' report cited the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery's information thatВ clinical data on SMILE shows that sight-compromising complications are extremely rare and occur in less than 1 percent of cases. All of us here at Fox 2 are in deep shock. Last night we were informed of the heartbreaking news that our friend and colleague, meteorologist Jessica Starr took her life, the station shared. According to a story Thursday on the news outletвЂ™s website, Starr died by suicide.

In 2018, the New York Times reported on the potential dangers of laser eye surgery in a story that pointed outВ the Lasik-relatedВ suicide ofВ a 27-year-old military veteran and the complications of aВ Cleveland kindergarten teacher who hadВ a pain pump implantedВ in her abdomen to deal with constant eye pain. Jessica Starr, a meteorologist for Fox 2 in Detroit, has died. John Vukich, chairman of the Refractive Surgery Clinical Committee for the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

The SMILE procedure isВ 'fundamentally the same' as Lasik and both are veryВ safe, said Dr. More: Lawsuit: Teen girl attempts suicide to escape stalker ex-boyfriend More: Tiny Michigan town copes with third teen suicide in 8 months More: Fox 2 meteorologist Jessica Starr's suicide puts focus on Lasik safety

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