Comments on: Lasik Eye Surgery Lawsuit

By: Craev

Craev — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:44:10 +0000

I had Lasik in 1998 and I am so happy I did. My vision was perfect and I had no problems. I am 37 years old now and I will need a touch up as I am wearing corrective lenses now. But I got 12 wonderful years out of it

By: Leonard

Leonard — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:26:28 +0000

I had lasik in 2005 and it was the best thing I’d ever done! Don’t go to some cheap place, your just asking for trouble. I went to my eye doctor and he recomended me to the one they use. It cost around $2500 per eye and my insurance covered $600. The extra cost was for a speacial extra mapping of the eyes, so not to have problems at night. Very important to start at an eye doctor you trust.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:50:49 +0000

I had glacoma removed in the right eye. Aferwards my eye filled with fluid and I had to have injections every three months to dry the fluid. I was getting sreaking and had lasik in the right eye to correct this. I ended up with Star bursts, light sensitivity, dry eye, and weaker vision that if blurry at distances.
I am also a diabetic II and this is being blamed for my problesms. Is my vision from diabetes, the procedures, or the Lasik equipment?

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:31:34 +0000

I had lasik done and wish I had not. promises of doing a “touch up” never came thru and now I am wearing special “hard Contacts”
I have 20-60 in one eye (with contact) and cannot get it any better because of Cornea scarring from surgery.
Now my Corneas are too thin to even try again and as a result the shape is like a football instead of round–hense constant discomfort from the lens. The fit is bad because of the shape and they will pop out and will not stay where they should on the eye.
After getting 2nd and 3rd opinions now–I should have been sent home rather than take my $3500!! I was not a “good Candidate” yet the doc tried and now I have to live with it.
I have all of the above conditions–
I am now seeing a doctor who tells me that I must undergo Cornea Transplant in order to correct my vision!!
Total nightmare–
I do know plenty of people that have undergone correction with good results but I can surely tell you that PERSONALLY–I would sure love to go back to glasses or regular contacts with 20-20 results!!

By: McKenna

McKenna — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:45:09 +0000

My wife had her LASIK done at the beginning of the year. She currently experiences halo effects (at night) and has difficulty with depth perception (day and night). We fronted $2000 cash (give or take) and opted out of the exceedingly limited finance plan. The plan, simply, was “If you don’t pay today, than give us half today and the other half tomorrow (kind of like that guy who always said “I’ll pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today…”).

The LASIK guy checked out with a superb reputation but my wife and I did a lot of homework and shopped several renouned surgeons before making what we strongly felt was an informed decision.

By: dom

dom — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:17:58 +0000

Doctors stated to me I was a “good candidate”! I am legally blind as a result.

Proper patient selection is as important as proper doctor selection. There are doctors who have multiple lawsuits against them, protected from recourse due to informed consent the patient signs prior to surgery. Don’t be rushed or misled!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:57:46 +0000

I had all three strikes against me: poor candidacy, blade jammed in my first eye yet my surgeon proceeded to operate, and negligent post-op care. I did successfully sue, but scores of patients like me have not been able to bring a successful lawsuit.

By: ayesha

ayesha — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:11:32 +0000

this is a request to all the people who r thinking of going through lasik surgery..plz dont play with ur eyes.wear spectacles..after lasik u will feel helpless as i m feeling and the bloody doctors will cliam ur badluck..dnt waste money on it.. u may also loose ur vision after lasik..so plz dont undergo this operation…..plz

By: judith

judith — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:13:05 +0000

I have been thinking about having this eye surgery done now for a long long time. Something has prevented me from doing this procedure and now I know why. After reading several articles plus this one my fears have been proven to be right. I kept telling myself to wait and see and now I know that is the best policy where my body is concerned. I realize that nothing is 100% and doctors are only human therefore all the more reason to be concerned and to take time to make a decision. My heart goes out to those who suffer side effects from lasik surgery. Knowing how excited they must have been to get rid of glasses they have worn forever.