FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
VISX LASER
MDR report key: 1033959
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Received April 24, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- MW5006394
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 24, 2008
- Date of Event
- March 28, 2003
- Report Date
- April 24, 2008
- Manufacturer
- VISX
- Product Code
- LZS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PATIENT
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
LASIK - INDUCED KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS_SICCA - DRY EYE SYNDROME- AND LASIK - INDUCED HIGH ORDER ABERRATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF NORMAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY DURING THE DAY AND IN DIM LIGHT AND AT NIGHT I HAVE GHOSTING, STAR-BURSTING AND HALOS. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. WHILE I HAD 20/20 VISUAL ACUITY, THE QUALITY OF MY VISION HAS BEEN GREATLY REDUCED AS REFLECTED BY THE CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY AND WAVEFRONT ABERROMETRY. THE DRY EYE MEANS MY EYES ARE CONSTANTLY UNCOMFORTABLE AND I CAN'T USE MY EYES AS MUCH. DATE OF LASIK IN 2003. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: REFRACTIVE SURGERY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISX LASER | NONE | LZS | VISX |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR |