FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALLEGRETTO WAVE EYE-Q

MDR report key: 2963497 · Received February 13, 2013

Report

Report Number
3003288808-2013-00044
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 13, 2013
Date of Event
January 11, 2013
Report Date
January 14, 2013
Manufacturer
WAVELIGHT GMBH
Product Code
LZS
PMA / PMN Number
P030008
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, IS IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR 803.56 WHEN ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AN OPTOMETRIST REPORTED THAT A PATIENT IS STILL EXPERIENCING DRY EYES THREE MONTHS AFTER BILATERAL LASIK SURGERY. THE BCVA (BEST CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY) IS REDUCED AT TIMES, BUT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS WILL IMPROVE WHEN THE DRYNESS IMPROVES. THE PATIENT IS BEING TREATED WITH ARTIFICIAL TEARS EVERY ONE TO TWO HOURS, CYCLOSPORINE EYE DROPS TWO TIMES PER DAY, STEROID EYE DROPS TWO TIMES PER DAY, AND AN ORAL ANTIBIOTIC ONCE PER DAY. THE PATIENT WILL BE EXAMINED AGAIN IN THREE WEEKS. THIS REPORT CONCERNS THE PATIENT'S RIGHT EYE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
62726 ALLEGRETTO WAVE EYE-Q OPHTHALMIC EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM LZS WAVELIGHT GMBH 8065990601 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 32 YR Required Intervention INTRALASE