LASIK Surgery – Your Sight Could Be Permanently Damaged
New technology can be a wonderful thing. Scientific and technological breakthroughs have a major impact on the medical field and how surgeries are performed. LASIK surgery is a corrective surgery for people who want to regain better sight without the use of glasses or contacts. LASIK surgery can be very helpful, but if done improperly it can cause permanent damage. The Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers at the Philadelphia law firm of Reiff and Bily (http://www.reiffandbily.com/auto_accident.shtml) have been researching and handling thousands of medical malpractice cases since 1979.
LASIK or “laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis” surgery involves using a laser to cut a small flap in the eye's cornea to allow for reshaping of the corneal tissue with another laser to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. LASIK is not a new surgery, but it has not been around long enough for it to be a problem-free surgery. Long-term effects are still unknown and there are still risks to having the surgery done.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have received 140 reports of LASIK-related problems between 1998 and 2006 as reported by NEWSInferno (http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/3079). Although the FDA is reviewing complaints from LASIK patients, many have suffered from a variety of issues including blurred vision and dry eyes.
One of the more recent cases has been Patrick Sheahan’s LASIK surgery. He is a police officer who went in for the procedure and there was a complication. His left eye began to deteriorate until all he could see out of it was light and he experienced daily dizzy spells and migraine headaches. His doctor said that there was nothing he could do for him. Patrick ended up getting a corneal transplant, cutting the cornea out of the eye and replacing it with a donor cornea. Patrick will never be the same and this innocent patient had to lose his vision and have a painful surgery all because he wanted better vision and the doctor botched it. For more information about Patrick, visit http://www.lasikdecision.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=537&Itemid=16.
Botched LASIK surgery can cause: loss of vision, blurry vision, sensitivity to light, warping or scarring of the cornea, dry or painful eyes, or a halo or starburst effect that interfere with clear vision or safe driving. LASIK itself takes minutes and can be an outpatient surgery. Even for this simple procedure, it can result in blindness.
The Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers at Reiff and Bily (http://www.reiffandbily.com) work on a contingent fee basis, charging a small percentage of the recovery. They will not get paid one cent unless there is a successful recovery. They have handled thousands of personal injury and medical malpractice cases and have successfully recovered in excess of $150 million dollars from their opponents for physical injuries and emotional damages.
If you are in need of an attorney because you or someone you love has suffered a serious injury as a result of a botched LASIK surgery, please call the experienced Pennsylvania personal injury and medical malpractice lawyers at the law firm of Reiff and Bily (http://www.reiffandbily.com
