FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NA

MDR report key: 1584204 · Received January 16, 2010

Report

Report Number
MW5014409
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 16, 2010
Date of Event
January 5, 2005
Report Date
January 16, 2010
Manufacturer
NA
Product Code
LZS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I HAVE DEBILITATING COMPLICATIONS FROM LASIK SURGERY. SEVERE AND CONSTANT EYE PAIN, SEVERE DRY EYE, MY EYES NOW HAVE SEVERE REACTIONS TO WIND, AIR, HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING, AND I CAN NOT WEAR MAKEUP AS THE DUST/FUMES CREATE PAIN AND TEARING. I AM UNABLE TO SPEND PROLONGED TIME AT A COMPUTER SCREEN OR READ WITHOUT SUFFERING EYE PAIN. I AM UNABLE TO WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME BECAUSE OF THESE ISSUES. MY LIFE HAS BEEN CHANGED FOR THE WORSE DUE TO THE SURGERY. I SUFFER FROM FIBROMYALGIA-AND DID AT THE TIME OF THE SURGERY-AND MOST LIKE UNDIAGNOSED DRY EYE. THE POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS OF THE SURGERY WERE NOT MADE CLEAR, AND THERE WAS SURELY NOT SUFFICIENT SCREENING CONSIDERING MY PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. THE WHOLE PROCESS IN THE DOCTOR OFFICE WAS UNLIKE A MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION LINE ATMOSPHERE. FROM THE INTERVIEW TO THE ACTUAL PROCESS, IT WAS UNLIKE ANY OTHER SURGERY. VERY PRODUCTION/THROUGH PUT ORIENTED AT ALL LEVELS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NA LASIK LZS NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 47 YR Required Intervention