On February 5, 2010, plaintiff, Laurie Shrieves, filed suit against Quentin Franklin, M.D., and LCA-Vision, Inc., d/b/a LASIKPlus, in the Virginia Circuit Court for the City of Chesapeake, for the negligent performance of LASIK surgery on Ms. Shrieves. On June 29, 2008, Ms. Shrieves came under the care and treatment of Dr. Franklin for the purpose of having LASIK surgery on both eyes at LCA-Vision, Inc., d/b/a LASIKPlus. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Dr. Franklin was negligent when he performed the LASIK surgery more than three millimeters off center of the pupil.
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The FDA also announced that it issued warning letters to 17 LASIK ambulatory surgical centers after inspections revealed inadequate adverse event reporting systems at all the centers... The FDA inspected ambulatory surgical facilities that perform LASIK over the past several months and additional inspections are pending.
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Vision problems after LASIK, such as double vision, night-time starbursts and halos may not be correctable with glasses or soft contacts and, instead, may require expensive specialty hard contact lenses... Treating LASIK-induced dry eye can be very costly. Common therapies to treat dry eye after LASIK include extensive use of artificial tears, ointment or gel for night-time lubrication, use of moisture retaining goggles, commerical eyelid scrubs, prescription eye drops (Restasis), omega-3 supplementation, and plugging or cauterization of the tear ducts.
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On Wednesday, June 10, 2009, a jury in New York City returned a verdict of nearly $5.6 million against Kevin Niksarli, M.D., for LASIK malpractice. The verdict consisted of an award of: $2,360,000 for the patient's loss of income; $3,100,000 for the patient's pain and suffering, including loss of life's enjoyment; and $120,000 for the patient's wife's claim for loss of her husband's services and consortium. This is the second largest verdict ever for LASIK malpractice.
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SightNet, we've updated related information in SightNet, a program used by healthcare professionals at participating facilities to share concerns about potential safety issues with ophthalmic medical devices and report problems to FDA. The updated information includes an emphasis that halos, glare, night vision problems, and dry eye from LASIK should be reported to FDA.
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Mental health professionals are advised that psychological trauma in the LASIK patient can take many forms, including Major Depression, Acute Stress and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Substance Abuse Disorders, suicidal thoughts, and completed suicide.
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In a LASIK malpractice case scheduled for trial in New York, in January 2009, the trial judge, the Honorable Joan B. Carey, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, granted plaintiffs' motion for a protective order, shielding the identify of plaintiffs' LASIK malpractice expert.
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For Immediate Release: November 17, 2008 Lawmakers Question Whether FDA Knowingly Allowed Unsafe & Ineffective Medical Devices into U.S. Market Washington, D.C. - Reps. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Bart Stupak (D-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today launched an investigation into whether managers within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) knowingly corrupted the scientific review process and approved or cleared medical...
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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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