Nancy asks…
Has anybody been severely injured or damaged by Lasik eye surgery in Nashville, TN?
I was injured by Lasik eye surgery by a Lasik eye surgeon in Nashville, TN. I wanted to find out if there are others who have been injured by Lasik surgery. Please share your story with me. Lasik, Nashville, injury, Lasik, Nashville, Nashville, damage, lawsuit, damage, injury, Lasik, Nashville, Nashville, injury, legal, defense, eye surgery, eye injury, legal, lawsuit, defense, Nashville, Lasik, Lasik, refractive surgery, injury, damage,
admin answers:
It has caused countless injuries. So much for the protection of the fda, state regulatory agencies, etc.. Another tragedy resulting from mickey mouse unregulated medicine.
Linda asks…
Can anyone recommend a good LASIK surgeon in NJ or NY?
I have gone to tow doctors who have said I am a good candidate. One was too expensive and the one with the reasonable price which is the one that I have heard of the most has had 17 malpractice lawsuits.
admin answers:
What is a "reasonable price" when the risk is your sight? 17 lawsuits is a lot, even by high-volume refractive surgery standards. Are you willing to take this kind of risk to save a few dollars?
These are your eyes, don't cheap out on your vision. It's one thing if you buy a cheap LCD TV and the pixels go bad - you can take it back and exchange it for a new one. But if you have a bad outcome with eye surgery you're stuck with that for life.
Probably the most important decision someone who is considering LASIK must make is what surgeon to choose. Although I do not perform LASIK, I have created a document for my cataract patients to help them in choosing a surgeon. The article can be viewed by clicking this link:
http://sgveye.com/en/resources/35-about-your-eyes/233-10-things-you-must-know-before-choosing-your-cataract-surgeon
The advice in this document can be applied to choosing any surgeon in any specialty, not just cataract surgeons.
Sincerely,
David D. Richardson, M.D.
Medical Director
San Gabriel Valley Eye Associates, Inc.
"LA and So Cal’s Trusted Source of Eyecare"
207 S. Santa Anita Street, Suite P-25
San Gabriel, CA 91776
626.289.7856
Michael asks…
LasikPlus Eye Surgery - Are you happy with the results?
I am going to have lasik eye surgery with Dr. Sonny (Sanjay Desh) Goel at the LasikPlus Center in MD. I guess I am having pre-operation gitters.
Where can I go to check on his credential and if he had any complaints or lawsuits.
admin answers:
I don't know about complaints but YES, GET IT DONE.
I asked around my office and got a good surgeon in Northern VA. Now I see 20/15. Experience and good equipment is a must. Dr. Gesh has 15 yrs of experience, from what I saw in a quick search, I wouldn't worry much. You could look in public record for lawsuits if you want to.
Http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jsp
Surgery is easy, hardest part is talking yourself into getting it done. If you are that nervous you could get one eye done at a time but personally I would do them both.
Sandra asks…
Lasik Eye Surgery Mishap. HEEELLLPPP!!!?
Ok, so my fiance underwent ClearlyLasik eye surgery about a year ago. Somehow they messed up, now his right eye is very fuzzy and he sees auras of light. It's depressing him, which depresses me. I don't know much about eyesight, I'm blessed with 20/15 vision. I feel so helpless, but i really want to help him!
Have any of ou experienced this? or know anyone?
will he be ok?
will his eyes ever be fixed?
maybe a proper lawsuit?
help!
we don't really plan on sueing anybody. he's just so incredibly pessimistic about the whole situation. I believe he went back to the guy, and they said they couldn't do anything about it. the went to another, they said there was really noing they could do for at least a couple years. who knows. I'm not at the doc's with him, so he gives me limited information.
Thanks for the imput!
admin answers:
It's impossible to say whether his vision can be fully fixed without knowing the specifics of the problem - how much corneal thickness he has left to work with, and how much additional correction is necessary to fix the error. It may not be possible to fix it completely, but it's likely it can at least be improved.
I don't know ClearlyLasik personally, but from their website I get the impression that they are a price-driven lasik mill. Don't go back to them for the fix. Instead, find a highly recommended eye surgeon in your area who has a good knowledge of the procedure. The doctor who did my lasik five or six years ago also does retinal surgery and other complex procedures. You want someone like that - a doctor for whom lasik is one of the less complex things they know how to do, not the peak of their skills.
This is going to cost considerable money, but you should have no trouble getting ClearlyLasik to compensate you for it. At worst it should take no more than one letter from a lawyer, if that. But he should definitely go to the best surgeon you can find.
On the up side, it is usually possible to just lift the existing flap to do the correction, rather than go through the whole microkeratome part of the process again. Most people don't know this, but the flap never fully heals; it just heals around the edges. The cut underneath the flap is there for good. This will save him some trouble if he gets further correction.
Joseph asks…
Converting Units Challange Question...?
Set up conversion fractions using the factor-label method. Be sure to cancel out the units, use scientific notation as needed, and use the proper amount of significant figures...
You are currently working for an industrial optics company as a sales engineer. A LASIK company has asked for a laser that will be able to cut within [a 6.5 by 8.5 nanometer (nm) box]. It must fit within this area because it is being used on human eyes to correct vision problems. If you sell them a laser which cannot perform the task, you risk major lawsuits.
The Exciplex laser you sell covers a square area of 5.0 X 10^-13 cm^2. WILL YOU BE ABLE TO SELL THE LASIK COMPANY THE EXCIPLEX LASER OR WILL YOU HAVE TO FORFEIT THE SALE? (Be careful to take into account the SHAPE of the laser)
admin answers:
If the square area of the Exciplex laser is 5.0 X 10^-13 cm^2, then the length of one side of the square is:
?5.0 X 10^-13 cm^2 = 7.07 X 10^-7 cm = 7.07 X 10^-6 mm = 7.07 nm
Clearly this laser cannot cut into the desired box since 7.07 > 6.5.
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