LASIK Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Valley Eye Center, Vikas Jain

Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal

The lawsuit, which is expected to eventually include dozens of plaintiffs, also targets former surgeon Stella Chou, alleging that she allowed Jain to perform pre-operative tests while knowing he was not a certified laser surgeon. Dr. Vikas Jain, also known as Ken Johnson, lost his medical license in Ohio in 2005, then moved to Nevada and used his wife's medical license to open the Valley Eye Center on Tenaya Way the next year... More than 20 patients suffered "substantial harm," and Jain's peers deemed him to be unqualified to perform refractive surgery, according to a report by the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, which is also investigating Valley Eye Center... The lawsuit filed Monday in District Court claims the Jains' center in Las Vegas was "an assembly line" where surgery was done in a "cattle call environment."

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According to court records, plantiff's attorney Barry Levinson filed the lawsuit on November 10, 2008.     

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