Letter to the Editor Dear Sir, we are counsel for Nidek, Inc., which is discussed in your article, dated October 21, 2008, entitled "Class Action Lawsuit Filed for Illegal Use of Nidek Lasers for Lasik." Nidek denies any allegations of supposed wrongdoing on its part as alleged in the complaint and intends to vigorously defend this action, which is almost identical to another action filed by the same attorneys in early 2005 in the California Superior Court for the County...
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A class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Southern California alleges a laser manufacturer, Nidek, and numerous defendant physicians engaged in a nationwide scheme and conspiracy to alter the laser software and hardware to enable it to perform non-FDA approved farsighted treatments, subjecting thousands of unsuspecting patients to substantial risk of serious injury. The lawsuit further alleges violations of laws protecting patients in medical experimentation, failure of the defendants to obtain informed consent, unfair or deceptive business...
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LASIK advertisements depict only happy patients, free of their glasses, engaging in sports and recreation - enjoying life to the fullest! There is never mention of the "unhappy patient". The unhappy LASIK patient is often misunderstood because most people believe a bad outcome from LASIK can be corrected with another surgery, or that the patient can simply go back to wearing glasses. In fact, a bad outcome from LASIK can result in permanent visual disability which surgery and...
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LASIK Surgery Watch is pleased to announce that Dr. Edward Boshnick will present via teleconference on "Contact Lens Options for Post-LASIK Complications Patients" at 9:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, November 9th. Dr. Boshnick has the largest scleral lens practice in the United States, and has worked closely with SynergEyes, Inc. to help design specialized contact lenses for the refractive surgery casualty community. Dr. Boshnick also spoke at the April 25, 2008 hearing of the FDA Ophthalmic Devices Panel on LASIK,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LASIK Surgery Watch (LSW) was established to provide accurate, scientifically-based information to LASIK patients and the general public; to assist patients damaged by LASIK surgery with support and counseling; and to act as a public advocate on behalf of all LASIK patients. LSW was formed by some of the people who testified at the FDA hearing on post-market LASIK issues in April, 2008. Their hope is that awareness of the growing body of evidence regarding adverse consequences...
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