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Why are doctors allowed to spread absurd lies?

So I watched this video of one of Germany's best known Lasik surgeon Dr. Maus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoLxhc0J83g

A bit of background to me: I had Lasik in July 2016 and have massive problems with higher order aberrations and dry eye syndrom ever since. I didnt have my Lasik with Dr. Maus.
Because the surgeon didnt give me any explanation for my problems I had to do all the research myself and read more than 200 studies during the last 2 years. This is the reason I know a lot about this topic and I can easily debunk the fake facts shared by lasik surgeons.

In this short (74 seconds) information video Dr Maus states 5 'facts' that are all completely false:

1. "There were 100 million femto-lasik surgeries performed so far."
Truth: 40 million surgeries performed so far. Those include keratome lasik, so the numbers of femto-lasik is much smaller, probably below 10 million. (Source: eyeworld.org/article-lasik-worldwide)

2. "Lasik can treat hyperopia up to +6 diopters."
Truth: "Laser vision surgery procedures like LASIK, PRK, LASEK, and EpiLasik are capable of correcting only up to about + 5 Diopters of farsightedness (Hyperopia)." (Source: trustedlasiksurgeons.com/services/how-is-your-vision/hyperopia---farsightedness.html)
Most german sources state +4 diopters as the maximum treatable amount. I didnt find any reliable source that stated that +6 diopters can be treated.