Refractive Surgery News

Dr. Herbert Nevyas and Dr. Anita Nevyas Accused of Submitting Fraudulent Reports to the FDA

Nevyas, while operating under and IDE for the Nevyas laser, failed to report various complications or adverse events to the FDA. Data from Nevyas simply cannot be trusted, and now Nevyas data has helped Intacs get on the market. The potential consequences could be severe.
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Dr. Joseph Dello Russo's Insurer Ordered to Pay $15.3 Million

An insurance company for a prominent Bergen County, New Jersey eye surgeon must pay $15.3 million to cover malpractice claims made by 16 former patients, a Superior Court judge has ruled. Princeton Insurance Co. claimed an arbitrator's ruling that settled the dispute between the plaintiffs...
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Sales of Alcon's Malfunctioning LadarVision Lasers Falls

Revenue from refractive surgery, commonly known as LASIK surgery, dropped almost 9 percent as equipment sales fell. The complete article is available at www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/10864465.htm...
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Texas Woman Sues Alcon after being Damaged by Malfunctioning LADARVision Laser

Victim says eyes were injured by Alcon Laser System Dallas, TX (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) February 4, 2005 -- A Lubbock County, Texas woman is suing the Fort Worth maker of a laser system used by doctors to perform LASIK eye surgery. According to...
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CBS News Airs Report on Malfunctioning Alcon LadarVision Lasers

Fort Worth-Made LASIK Surgery Machine Under Fire More Patients Claiming LASIK 'LASIK Casualty" Status By Investigator Ginger Allen Producer/Photojournalist: Dave Manoucheri At the turn of the millennium, it was the wave of the future--Peel back the lens of your eye, and look forward to sight...
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