Refractive Surgery News

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Nidek and Multiple Surgeons for Illegal Medical Experiments

A medical device maker and more than a dozen California ophthalmologists are named in a federal class-action suit filed on behalf of patients who had vision correction surgery with an unapproved experimental Lasik tool.

The suit alleges that Japan-based Nidek Co. and two U.S. subsidiaries conspired with the doctors and four vision care facilities to perform procedures to correct farsightedness from 1996 to 2006 using a laser tool that the Food and Drug Administration had certified only for clinical trials on nearsighted patients.

Lead plaintiff Robert Perez filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California after learning in October that the Lasik surgery he underwent in 2002 to correct farsightedness was performed with a Nidek EC-5000 Excimer laser system.

Nidek was authorized to use the device only for preliminary testing on nearsighted patients, according to the complaint.

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Alcon Sued for Products Liability Due to Recall of Defective LADAR6000 Excimer Laser

Jenna Reed and Rian Reed vs. Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd., and Alcon Refractive Horizons, Inc. United State District Court, District of Colorado. Denver, CO (PRWEB) August 24, 2008 -- On August 20, 2008, plaintiffs, Jenna Reed and Rian Reed, filed their complaint in the United States District Court, District of Colorado, seeking damages against Alcon for strict liability, negligence, breach of warranty, misrepresentation, and violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Case Number 1:08-cv-01759-EWN Reed et al v....
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Lasik Surgery Gone Wrong Leads to Kenny Perry Withdrawing from the PGA Championship

TravelGolf.com BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Kenny Perry’s stunning late night withdrawal from the PGA Championship finally has an explanation. And it’s not a pretty one. Not for Perry. Not for any pro athlete who is considering Lasik surgery - which has been all the rage in pro sports for a while. Minutes ago, Perry just admitted that the eye injury that made him decide to withdraw after having shot a 9-over 79 in the first round comes from an infection...
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