FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LADARVISION

MDR report key: 1162143 · Received September 2, 2008

Report

Report Number
1061857-2008-00181
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 2, 2008
Date of Event
January 1, 2007
Report Date
August 26, 2008
Manufacturer
ALCON -ORLANDO TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Product Code
LZS
PMA / PMN Number
P970043
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DETERMINATION OF ROOT CAUSE: ASSESSMENT; A THOROUGH COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED FOR THIS ALLEGED EVENT BECAUSE THE EVENT WAS REPORTED TO ALCON VIA A MEDWATCH FORM SUPPLIED BY THE FDA THAT DID NOT CONTAIN ANY PROD SPECIFIC INFO, ANY RPTR/PT CONTACT INFO, ANY TREATING FACILITY INFO OR ANY ATTENDING PHYSICIAN/SURGEON CONTACT INFO. NON-PROD FACTORS INCLUDING PT RESPONSE TO THE LASER ABLATION, PT HEALING CHARACTERISTICS AND PREOPERATIVE PT SELECTION COULD NOT BE REVIEWED BECAUSE NO PT SPECIFIC INFO (PT CLINICAL RECORDS) WERE AVAILABLE. CONCLUSION: A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE LACK OF INFO PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REC'D A VOLUNTARY MEDWATCH REPORT FROM THE FDA. THE RPTR/PT INDICATED EXPERIENCING VISUAL DIFFICULTIES FOLLOWING BILATERAL CUSTOM REFRACTIVE SURGERY FOR MYOPIA. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE LEFT EYE, THE RIGHT EYE IS BEING REPORTED UNDER MFR REPORT # 1061857-2008-00182. FOLLOWING SURGERY, THE PT REPORTED LARGE STARBURSTING AND HALOS UNDER LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS; REDUCED LOW LIGHT CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIFFICULTY DRIVING AT NIGHT; CORNEAL IRREGULARITIES; CENTRAL ISLANDS. HIGH INCREASE IN FLOATERS; AND POSTERIOR VITREOUS DETACHMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LADARVISION OPHTHALMIC EXCIMER LASER LZS ALCON -ORLANDO TECHNOLOGY CENTER NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 19 YR Other