Comments on: Laser Eye Surgery Lawsuit Results in $2.1M Settlement

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:26:10 +0000

I just had Lasik, and I am 43yrs old and I did not lose my near vision. It is fine. I have never been happier!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:15:27 +0000

I work at a laser vision correction center and have been for years. Having said that I think patients who are interested in LASIK or any laser vision correction should really pay attention during their assessment. We tell patients everything they need to know and we repeat them multiple times through out their assessment. I find many times patients state that they were NEVER told something which in fact they were told numerous times. It is a lot of information to process especially for someone who is unfamiliar with it. Please make sure if you are interested in moving forward with laser vision correction you have done some research and that you are prepared with questions to ask your eye care professional at the time of your assessment. 70% of patients that come in have done no research prior and this is why we explain everything multiple times. This is a cosmetic procedure, you choose to be glasses free.

Thank you.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:36:32 +0000

Beware if you are considering LASIK and you are near 40 years old.
After you correct the far vision, you will *instantly* lose your near vision!!!

After the surgery doctors will say this happens because your muscles are not as flexible
as younger people. Well, its too late, isn’t it?

So be ready to wear glasses to see near items.
Remember you may need glasses to read labels on yiur shampoo bottle while you are in shower. Are you ready?
Do you willing to wear glasses to do *all* your near work?

Ask the doctor about this 25 times and try to get truth out of him before you say “yes” to LASIK.
Otherwise just say NO to LASIK.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:54:36 +0000

I had lasik in 2005 and after the procedure I noticed a decrease in my right eyes prescription. My primary-care eye Doc recommended we waited to see if the eye would stabilize, not knowing that I had ectasia. Three years after the surgery I am finally told I have ectasia. I guess my question is why did they wait this long to tell me. the disease could have been further prevented if it was caught earlier. Not to mention they want me to get corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin, which is not a FDA approved procedure. The Lasik center offered to pay travel costs, etc., but not the procedure itself because they are publicly traded. I would also have to sign a release. Something sounds sketchy, and my vision is getting worse.

By: James

James — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:19:59 +0000

I had Lasik surgery in 2003 3 days after my surgery I lost a good portion of my vision in my right eye. I had an enhancment about 6 months later with a little improvment but after another year my right eye continued to get worse to a point i could not get a corrective lens to work and clear my vision up. I had conreal implants INTACS in 2006 with very little effect. In the past I have been a very active person in all outdoor sports golf hunting fishing and now I find myself not being able to enjoy these with my vision beign diminished.
I dont; know if I can do anything but ifI don’t try I will never know. SOmeone somewhere has made a mistake and now I am paying for it.