FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNK

MDR report key: 135553 · Received December 3, 1997

Report

Report Number
1287364-1997-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 3, 1997
Date of Event
June 1, 1997
Report Date
November 3, 1997
Manufacturer
SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Product Code
HQF
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE REPORTER ALLEGED THE FOLLOWING: THE REPORTER'S FIRST PROCEDURE WAS A LASIK TREATMENT ON HIS LEFT EYE IN APRIL 1996. THE REPORTER'S VISION WAS STILL POOR, BUT SOMEWHAT IMPROVED. A PRK PROCEDURE WAS DONE ON THE SAME EYE IN JUNE 1996, RESULTING IN LEGAL BLINDNESS FROM CORNEAL SCARRING AND IRREGULAR ASTIGMATISM. THE REPORTER HAS BEEN TOLD THAT THE DAMAGE IS IRREVERSIBLE AND THEIR VISION IS NOT CORRECTABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNK OPHTHALMIC LASER HQF SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. UNK NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 42 YR Other