Refractive Surgery News

FDA Holds Sham Hearings on LASIK "Safety"

Editorial by Brent Hanson With much fanfare the FDA has made an announcement that it will hold hearings on April 24-25 to listen to complaints from the public regarding LASIK eye surgery.  While many LASIK patients with bad outcomes hold high hopes that the FDA...
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Jermaine Dupri Goes Blind After Lasik Surgery

Posted : March 04, 2008 Filed under : Janet Jackson Meant to be a cure for his eyesight problem, a laser surgery to correct Jermaine Dupri's vision has backfired. Reports are surfacing that the producer who is also known to be Janet Jackson's long-term boyfriend,...
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FDA Sets Date to Hear from LASIK Patients, Doctors

By Sabine Vollmer, Staff Writer The first public hearing on how complications from laser eye surgery affect a patient’s quality of life will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn in Gaithersburg, Md., according to a...
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LASIK Critics Feel Shunned by FDA

Info on Hearing is Scarce, Patients Say Sabine Vollmer, Staff Writer As federal regulators prepare to hold their first hearing on how complications from laser eye surgery affect a patient’s quality of life, patients are worried that they are being shut out. The Food and...
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Dr. Jack Holladay Targeted by Patient Web Site

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Some Link Depression, Failed LASIK

Patients with impaired sight turn suicidal; surgeons reject any connection Sabine Vollmer, Staff Writer Patients who undergo vision-correcting laser eye surgery sign a release form with an extensive list of risks, but some researchers and former patients say a potential complication is not mentioned: depression...
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Eye Surgery Leaves Many with Problems

Of millions of patients, more than a few have serious, lasting complications Sabine Vollmer, Staff Writer Millions of Americans have undergone laser eye surgery to correct bad vision, and along with the procedure’s popularity something else is coming into focus: its hazards. Advertising stresses the...
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Sacramento District Attorney Places Liens on Property of USAEyes / CRSQA Executive Director for Unpaid Child Support

SEATTLE, Washington,  March 30, 2007, /LASIK Newswire/ Public documents recently uncovered by Brent Hanson show that the Sacramento District Attorney directed the Bureau of Family Support to place liens on all property owned by Glenn Hagele, for his refusal to pay court-ordered child support.  View...
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Executive Director of USAEyes / CRSQA Files Bankrupty for $430,000, with Over 50 Creditors

SEATTLE, Washington,  March 28, 2007, /LASIK Newswire/ Public documents recently uncovered by Brent Hanson show that the Glenn Hagele filed a bankruptcy petition for the amount of $431,000, with over 50 creditors.  View a scanned copy of the bankruptcy filing, at LasikMarketing.biz. SOURCE:  USAEyes.us...
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IRS and State of California Place Liens on Property of USAEyes / CRSQA Executive Director for Unpaid Taxes

SEATTLE, Washington,  March 29, 2007, /LASIK Newswire/ Public documents recently uncovered by Brent Hanson show that the IRS and State of California placed liens on property owned by Glenn Hagele, for his failure to pay taxes.  View a scanned copy of the liens, at LasikMarketing.biz. SOURCE:  USAEyes.us...
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Dr. Kerry Assil Sued by California Attorney General for Violations of Telephone Consumers Protection Act

Belinda Bickelman filed a lawsuit against Dr. Kerry Assil for sending mass unsolicited advertisements via fax broadcast.  The Attorney General of California eventually weighed into the case to sue Dr. Kerry Assil and many other defendants for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act....
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Dr. Stephen Brint Sued by Rand Hoch for Medical Malpractice

Press Release from Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA While LASIK eye surgery is often an effective solution to the inconvenience of glasses, the procedure, which involves laser reshaping of the cornea, can lead to tragic results if pre-surgery screening or the procedure itself...
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USAEYES.us Web Site Launched

USAEYES.info web site exposes false advertising by CRSQA and Glenn Hagele.
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John Ciccone / ASCRS Submit Falsified LASIK Report to the Government

On August 28, John Ciccone, Communications Director of ASCRS (American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery) submitted a falsified version of THE LASIK REPORT: A Call for the Discontinuation of a Harmful Procedure to a government agency, at the request of Glenn Hagele who published...
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Glenn Hagele / USAEYES / CRSQA Threatens to File Frivolous Lawsuits Against Five Patients

Glenn Hagele / USAEYES / CRSQA has sent identical letters to five patients in which he threatened to sue them for defamation. The patients include owners of pro-consumer web sites, and one patient who does not own a web site.
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Glenn Hagele / USAEYES / CRSQA Threatens Lawsuit Over Star Wars Cartoons

Glenn Hagele of USAEYES / CRSQA threatened to filed a lawsuit against two women for publishing cartoons involving Darth Vader from Star Wars.
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