The article reports that complaints about Lasik eye surgery using lasers made by companies including Alcon and Advanced Medical Optics will be investigated as part of a wider study on how having the procedure affects patients' quality of life. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...
The CBS 11 I-Team obtained nearly 500 complaints since 2015 sent to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the corrective eye procedures. They include patients reporting "halos, glares and shadows, severe dry eyes and immense pain." "In a recent study, the FDA found nearly half of partici...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after Lasik eye surgery hit the market, patients left with fuzzy instead of clear vision are airing their grievances before federal health officials. Make no mistake: Most Lasik recipients do walk away with crisper vision, some better than 20/20. But not everyon...
CAN EYE SURGERY CORRECT YOUR VISION? Are you thinking you can't have LASIK because: You have astigmatism? You have a high prescription? You think you're too old? Your reading vision is starting to get blurry? So many of my patients have these concerns when they first come to me. And ...
Complaints about Lasik eye surgery using lasers made by companies including Advanced Medical Optics Inc. and Alcon Inc. are a priority for U.S. regulators, a government official said today. The Food and Drug Administration, working with doctors' groups and the National Eye Institute, plans to ...
Red, itchy, sandy, gritty, burning, and tired eyes are some of the more common complaints. Excessive tearing is also a sign of Dry Eye disease, often a result of poor tear film quality. Many dismiss and accept these symptoms as “normal”. This is an incorrect assumption. Though dryness...
Red, itchy, sandy, gritty, burning, and tired eyes are some of the more common complaints. Excessive tearing is also a sign of Dry Eye disease, often a result of poor tear film quality. Many dismiss and accept these symptoms as “normal”. This is an incorrect assumption. Though dryness...
I never had any corrective eye surgery, but I was very close to getting ICL this year. If you don't know what ICL is, in a nutshell its a lens implant (si ikar in a way to cataract surgery) that enables patients with high myopia, dry eyes, and who are not eligible for ...
the surgery was early in the morning, I took a short nap after and was already noticing improvements. By the next day my vision was nearly perfect, taking only a day or 2 more for me to feel fully recovered. A month later and I have no complaints, I can see 20/20. I only wish ...
I can appreciate good bedside manner and your sincerity was palpable. Elective surgery can be a difficult decision but you were able to articulate the risks and benefits to ease our anxiety. We are even more pleased with the results; not only do we not have any complaints, but we remain ...