Lasik | Lasek Problems

After my eyes have regressed to where they were before surgery, but with added side effects and problems, I've been offered free 'enhancement' surgery'!

But I have been told that my current symptoms would be worse than they are plus a lengthy recovery period.

I ma not risking damaging my eyes any further and won't be having their free 'enhancement'! I have sought legal advice and been told I have a good case while OE decide what they are going to do to help me.

I would not recommend this surgery to anyone, safer to stick with your glasses or contact lenses!

The best (and only) way to guarantee no corneal haze or scarring is to have NO SURGERY AT ALL!

Pandora wrote: Quotes:
Steve Schallhorn:
"A single application of low-dose mitomycin C (MMC) is highly effective in treating and preventing haze and scarring, said Steven C. Schallhorn, M.D., director of refractive surgery, U.S. Navy, San Diego. That’s according to a review of the current scientific literature on MMC. There also has been no reported serious complication of MMC. However, he said, ophthalmologists still don’t understand the dosage implications of MMC, he said. The longest follow up with MMC has only been three years."
www.centrolaser.net/products.asp?prod=73&cat=0&hierarchy=

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16722493
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2694026/
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14508259

Need I say more?!

Bowmans layer is destroyed by lasek, so if people are not told told about the potential complications such as epithelial erosion prior to surgery, then there's been no informed consent!

LASIK or LASEK - if it goes wrong, in all probability you will be left with INCURABLE EYE DAMAGE!

No brainer - cancel!

Did the surgeon tell you (verbally) the risks of lasek?
Did they tell you how damned painful it is afterwards?
And very important - did they mention Mitomycin C (MMC)?
www.opticalexpressruinedmylife.co.uk/ind...mitomycin-c-mmc.html

You are VERY VERY lucky to have found this site BEFORE surgery!

Wish I had :blink:

I just booked lasek with this surgeon

I'll bet Mr Antico still got a bonus for ploughing through as many patients as possible on the day this lady's eye was damaged.

Last year my wife was tired of problems using contact lenses and decided to have laser eye surgery with Optical Express. We booked appointments and went through all the paper work for the credit agreement with Hitachi Capital finance. Then we booked the appointment for surgery at Cabot Circus in Bristol.

After 3 or 4 hours my wife was ready to go back home and as soon as we arrived she went to bed to rest while I looked after the kids.

She soon started complaining of intense pain in her left eye, which we both thought was probably normal after laser eye surgery. But all through the night she was suffering more pain which got so bad that she had to be rushed to Bristol General Infirmary.

They told her there was nothing they could do because the surgery had gone wrong as the Optical Express surgeon had cut the flap too much on the left eye and that we should try to get it sorted with the service provider (OE).

The next day I took my wife back to the OE clinic in Bristol but because it was a Saturday there wasn't a doctor available to help her. They sent her to Cardiff where they performed emergency surgery to correct the mistake made on the first surgery. We had to catch a train with my wife half blind and in so much pain all the way to Cardiff to have emergency surgery!

After countless visits to see the optometrist and only one visit to the surgeon who'd messed up the first surgery, Optical Express decided that my wife needs an enhancement. But they have really messed around changing the dates, passing the ball from one to another and unable to give a proper solution to this. My wife cant see properly through her left eye while every single month I keep repaying the full amount of the finance repayment to HITACHI CAPITAL.

My wife is epileptic and has serious problems with depression and this whole situation has generated a great deal of anxiety and stress affecting our entire family very negatively.

I am now really angry with Optical Express and considering speaking to a solicitor.

I don't think I should be paying Hitachi and now think my wife deserves some sort of compensation for all these problems and stress caused by the unprofessional and CR*P company that is OPTICAL EXPRESS

The name of the surgeon that performed the laser surgery at Bristol Optical Express clinic is LUCA ANTICO. The post care was negligent and my wife is having a really hard time.

So think twice before believing all the lies and having your life ruined by OPTICAL EXPRESS!!

"Wide use of the LASIK procedure causes inevitable increase in complications, so the reports of post-LASIK infections increased in recent years...
Llovet et al., found that the incidence was 0,035% per procedure and detected the following risk factors: blepharitis, intraoperative epithelial defect, dry eye...
Some of these cases could not be prevented from the poor prognosis leading to serious sequelae, poor final visual performance, even loss of the eye, as in our case. Patients should be aware of this rare but possible infections and especially possible bilateral complications after LASIK."

www.hindawi.com/journals/joph/2010/450230/

Many thanks to Sasha for her advice and Pat for taking the time to tell me more about her situation.

After seeing this website and hearing Pat's story in full, I have decided that I will not be booking the laser eye surgery I was considering as I wish to take more time to fully research and consider the risks attached.

I understand that some people are delighted with their surgery whilst others have unfortunately suffered complications. Until I could be sure that I would not fall into the latter category, I would not be willing to go through with it.

Thanks.