Natalie Messier, a LASIK patient who suffered a bad outcome from LASIK eye surgery performed by Dr. William Holt, MD, filed a complaint against Dr. Holt with the Maine Board of Medicine. In response, the Maine Medical Board issued a letter of guidance to Dr. Holt on March 10, 2009.
According to the letter of guidance, Dr. Holt failed to report a June, 2007 reprimand from the
In a letter to Messier, the Maine Board of Medicine informed her of the board's decision to issue a guidance letter to Dr. William Holt, reminding Dr. Holt of his responsibility to personally meet with patients to discuss the risks, benefits and alternatives of refractive surgery.
Read the Maine Board of Medicine's letter to Natalie Messier.
Read the Maine Board of Medicine's letter of guidance to Dr. William S. Holt, M.D.
