Lasik Eye Surgery Mishap. HEEELLLPPP!!!?

Question

Ok, so my fiance underwent ClearlyLasik eye surgery about a year ago. Somehow they messed up, now his right eye is very fuzzy and he sees auras of light. It's depressing him, which depresses me. I don't know much about eyesight, I'm blessed with 20/15 vision. I feel so helpless, but i really want to help him!

Have any of ou experienced this? or know anyone?

will he be ok?

will his eyes ever be fixed?

maybe a proper lawsuit?

help!

Answer 1

law suits rarely work for lasik oopses. You sign so many papers in the begining that you sign all rights away that you never realize. Has he contacted the people there at the center that he had it done at? Some places do enhancements within two years if your eyes change drastically. There are also doctors who specialize i fixing problems that other places cause. Go to maloneyvision.com and see where they would refer you in your area. Dr. Maloney is one of the leading laser surgeons in the US. He does the "Extreme Makeover" on TV. He has written a best selling book and refers to skilled surgeons all over the world.  His best bet is to get proper attention ASAP.  GOOD LUCK

Answer 2

Heres what happened... The cornea is a smooth clear refractive structure (which means it bends light).  You fiance had a cornea that was TOO STRONG so it wound bend the light to much.  When he underwent the procedure, the cornea was flattened to weaken the power so light could be focused on the retina... (all this should have been explained to you at the dr office)

Now after they cut and zap your eye, the cornea isnt the same smooth surface... it heals alittle bumpy (like when you get a cut)  as a result, this causes aberrations (the scattering of light) some people get more than others.  If you fiance wore glasses before, he may have not noticed it, but now that the cornea has been traumatized, he has started noticing this.

I have -8.00 in both eyes, YES -8! but im happy with contacts and glasses (cause I dont go cheap, my lenses are actually thin) I dont want lasik cause I know the effect it will have on the optics.. and like your fiance, I would be VERY upset if I got aberrations that I had not had befor...

Answer 3

he more than likely can't sue most lasik places have you sign a contract that says it is not a 100% guarantee that your vision will be fixed and that it can degress over time.  I do know a few people who have had to have lasik perfomed more than one time before there vision was corrected and a friend of mine had a case where she saw floating dots after hers.  His best bet would be to go back to the doctor who performed the surgery and see if they will fix it for free or at least for a discounted price.

Answer 4

It's impossible to say whether his vision can be fully fixed without knowing the specifics of the problem - how much corneal thickness he has left to work with, and how much additional correction is necessary to fix the error.  It may not be possible to fix it completely, but it's likely it can at least be improved.

I don't know ClearlyLasik personally, but from their website I get the impression that they are a price-driven lasik mill.  Don't go back to them for the fix.  Instead, find a highly recommended eye surgeon in your area who has a good knowledge of the procedure.  The doctor who did my lasik five or six years ago also does retinal surgery and other complex procedures.  You want someone like that - a doctor for whom lasik is one of the less complex things they know how to do, not the peak of their skills.

This is going to cost considerable money, but you should have no trouble getting ClearlyLasik to compensate you for it.  At worst it should take no more than one letter from a lawyer, if that.  But he should definitely go to the best surgeon you can find.

On the up side, it is usually possible to just lift the existing flap to do the correction, rather than go through the whole microkeratome part of the process again.  Most people don't know this, but the flap never fully heals; it just heals around the edges.  The cut underneath the flap is there for good.  This will save him some trouble if he gets further correction.