Refractive Surgery News

Dr. Jack Holladay Targeted by Patient Web Site

Dr. Jack Holladay...
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Dr. Herbert Nevyas Targeted by Patient Web Site

Jo Wills published a narrative of Keith Wills' problems with Dr. Herbert Nevyas:  LASIK Gone Wrong - What Happened to Keith Wills...
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Dr. David Doka Targeted by Patient Web Site

Patient declares that Dr. David S. Doka of El Paso, Texas impairs Elvira G. Galindo’s vision for life and then kicks her to the curb!  DrDoka.com...
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Dr. Robert Maloney Targeted by Patient Web Sites

Kathy Griffen says: 'Here’s the deal. I’ve had severe complications from lasik surgery. My doctor WAS Dr. Robert Maloney of the Maloney Vision Institute in Los Angeles and “Extreme Makeover”. I will not be going to him again. I’ve had FIVE surgeries on my right eye. Three were lasik surgeries and one was an attempt at corrective surgery by Maloney. Most recently, I had another corrective surgery by another doctor and let me tell you, once my complications began in 2003, it was a bitch! My last "procedure" was a 90 minute surgery, and I had 17 stitches in my eye for three weeks!'
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Laser Eye Surgery Complaints Double

Negligence claims involving laser eye surgery have more than doubled in the last six years, according to the UK's largest insurer for doctors. The Medical Defence Union members said that while some of the claims were over faulty surgery, many more centred on patients' "unrealistic...
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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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