FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NA

MDR report key: 1630776 · Received March 8, 2010

Report

Report Number
MW5015089
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 8, 2010
Date of Event
October 16, 2005
Report Date
March 8, 2010
Manufacturer
NA
Product Code
LZS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

MY LEFT EYE HAD BAD CORNEA SCARRING AND I NEED A CORNEA TRANSPLANT WHICH COSTS (B) (6) THAT I DON'T HAVE. I HAVE TO CLOSE MY LEFT EYE WHILE I SEE WITH MY RIGHT ONE OR THE BAD SIGHT OVERLAPS WITH MY RIGHT EYE. I NOW HAVE ONE GOOD EYE ... AND GLASSES DON'T HELP. CONTACTS HURT AFTER 4 HOURS IN MY LEFT EYE, SO I CAN'T WEAR THEM ALL DAY. ALSO MY LEFT EYE IS 20/100 WITH DOUBLE VISION AND VERY BAD LIGHT STREAKS AT NIGHT. I JUST WANT MY LEFT EYE TAKEN OUT; IT BOTHERS ME WHEN I TRY TO SEE WITH MY OTHER 20/30 RIGHT EYE. I GOT LAID OFF TWO MONTHS AGO, AND IT PROBABLY WILL BE HARDER WITH ONE EYE TO KEEP ANY DECENT JOB. I HAD FOUR OPERATIONS -ENHANCEMENTS- THAT CAUSED TRAUMA TO MY LEFT EYE AND STARTED (B) (6) SIMPLEX WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY LEFT EYE. THE PLACE WHERE I HAD OPERATIONS WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL WITH MONEY BECAUSE THEY SAY I CAN'T PROVE THAT THE LASERS CAUSED THE VIRUS. I AM VERY MAD, BUT CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BY THE WAY, I DID NOT HAVE (B) (6) BEFORE THE OPERATION.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 48 YR Other| R