FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

VISX LASER

MDR report key: 1033959 · 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