Refractive Surgery News

Pennsylvania Department of Health Investigates "Drive-By" Lasik Surgeries

Groups Worried About Lasik Trucks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Anita Srikameswaran Two medical organizations say the Pennsylvania Department of Health should be keeping an eye on surgical suites in trucks that provide laser vision correction in parking lots and other off-street locations. Current regulations for surgical centers...
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Spooked by Surgery? New Contacts Aim to Correct Myopia While you Sleep

Lenses by Night, Clear Sight by Day Business Week Carol Marie Cropper IMAGINE CONTACT LENSES YOU pop in before going to bed at night and take out -- with clear vision -- in the morning. Sort of like a night brace for the eyes. About...
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Lasik Vision Institute Faces Criminal Investigation by Florida Attorney General

Doctor blows the whistle on Lasik eye surgery chain www.abcactionnews.com/stories/2003/11/031110lasik.shtml TAMPA - The Lasik Vision Institute, also known as LVI, offers rock-bottom rates on laser eye surgery. But when some patients came forward with serious medical problems, ABC Action News began investigating. What senior investigator...
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Louisiana Ophthalmologist Fined $1.1 Million by FDA

A Lafayette, La., ophthalmologist and eye care center he owns have agreed to pay the federal government a total of $1.1 million in civil money penalties for violating federal laws related to the conduct of clinical studies. The violations involved studies of a laser...
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Dr. Glenn Kawesch Sued by Aris Vision Institute for Breach of Contract

Visit USAEYES.us for details on Aris Vision Institute vs. Dr. Glenn Kawesch....
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Defense Lawyer Asks for New Trial in $4 Million LASIK Verdict

Expert witness Jeffery J. Machat, MD, of Toronto mistakenly presented erroneous information during a May trial that led to a $4 million jury verdict against United Physicians Inc. (UPI) of Tucson, Ariz., Machat testified at an August evidentiary hearing. Machat was a witness for former...
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Refractive Success But Extreme Pain - What's the Solution?

Matt Young  EyeWorld Staff Writer www.eyeworld.org/article.php?sid=823 One patient who is an apparent refractive success story — he achieved 20/20 vision after LASIK — has had extreme pain since the surgery. Bright sunlight, cold air, and slight air current cause continuous bilateral pain. Treatments sought include...
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