I am asking Bausch + Lomb to reimburse us about $11,000 for out-of-pocket expenses associated with this. The Doctor said everything was ok with my eye and can't figure out why my left eye (for near vision) wont focus. I had Crystalens implanted in both eyes in 2012. On Sept. 4, 2013 the exchange was done with a Alcon monofocal lens and within 8 hours she could see clearly and the light sensitivity was much improved. I panics me to think I will have this for life. Thanks a lot! Bausch and Lomb tells you that you are a candidate even if you have an astigmatism. Don't know really what will happen, but I do know, Crystal Lens does not work right. Another example to help you understand what I am dealing with (2) as if there is a Vaseline film over both eyes and it never clears up (3) during pollen it is miserable, feels like dust has been blown in my eye and last for weeks! For me, it did not work. What a mistake! I have written to Bausch & Lomb to no avail. Same story. I think the doctors are excellent surgeons but I don't believe that the diagnostic processes are sophisticated enough to identify patients who will benefit from an accommodating lens. Letters were supposed to be sent to patients that the lot may or were defective. Right eye was successful but nothing but problems with the left. Even the Big street signs are difficult to see. I have two other sibling who had cataract surgery but had the regular soft lens put it. I made the mistake of not getting bifocals. We have laws to protect consumers. There needs to be a law suite on the Crystal Lens! If I don't look at a computer or phone. When I finally saw the doctor he almost ridiculed my answer about the glasses. DON'T BUY THEIR PRODUCTS / NOT ANY OF THEM // NOT EVEN DROPS! She is grateful that she can see but totally feels robbed and cheated. ( Id.) Save your money folks don't do it. The deterioration of my eye sight is so acute that the eye surgeon delayed the lazer tretment today and sent me to a macular specialist. There are halos everywhere & my left eye is still painful on occasion. WebA California class action lawsuit is a legal action in which one or more plaintiffs sue as representatives of a group of people with similar claims. I had cataract surgery in March 2012 Bausch and Lomb implants in both eyes Was fine until a yr ago Things started clouding up My right eye is worse, Had an apt today and it comfirmed that the lense has gone bad. In fact, she said, my dad is getting his done next week. I had 5 more laser treatments. And the person who mentioned that sometimes the vision fluctuates from no vision to good vision if she moves her eyes aroundI can relate to that. I had the Crystal Lens put in during cataract removal about a year & a half ago. I'm going to try to talk to them about getting me laser to correct the distance and work out something for my right eye. I used to do the ReSTOR procedure has introduced this procedure to many Dr's. Other than the recalled Crystalenses, how many of the problems reported here would be caused by bad practitioners? Hi Jim - Did you go to Dr. Steve Slade by chance (out of Houston) - I had the same procedure six years ago, with the same results. WELL--I wish I NEVER put this lens in my eye--I CANCELLED the second eye surgery. Let me know about the lawsuit..I would love to join in! Wish I knew someone that could help me! I had to drop out of College due to not being able to read or use a computer as I once did all day long when I worked for the Clerk of Courts. The letter described the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. Within federal jurisdiction, classactionlawsuitsare governed by Rule 23 of theFederal Rules of Civil Now the Dr. is telling me I can have surgery to make the left eye better to read or I can have a piggy back surgery in the right eye where they add a lense on top of the original! I questioned the doctor quite extensively as to the lens as had a sister who's doctor strongly discouraged her on getting them. So am I just to live my life as I go blind because of the horrible lenses that should NEVER have been put on the market????? Dr. Ari Weitzner Bausch+Lomb recently announced that it will extend its See Better and Save patient rebate program for patients who have the Crystalens accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) implanted before March 31, 2011. I had Crystalens placed in my right eye in August. My advice is to choose some other than a Crystalens for the simple reason that if the doctor measures wrong or something else goes wrong, they are risky to explant. I did use contact lenses for about 35 years and was able to see better until I have cataract. I just want the problem fixed. Anybody had good experience or heard of good experience w YAG procedure. The doctor told me I was seeing well even after I complained during every visit. Also this so called specialist left scarring tissue around the cataract causing blurring on all lights at night and not crisp clear vision. This whole problem started after I had LASIK. Are those failures due to the implants, and have the doc always done his job 100% perfectly ? Also, the advent of accommodative IOLs, mainly the Crystalens in the United States, introduced yet another possible scenario for explantation. Not sure what this will resolve. Anyone who knows what to do please guide us. You may hear Dr. Santamaria on this radio interview: https://youtu.be/YElRT6h7Kwc. Dr. Davidsons number is 720.848.2020. Finally, he saw me there that evening, applied some drops on my eye and send me home without any improvement of my pain. Class action lawsuits are found in every state, but states like California, New York, Florida, New Jersey and Texas tend to have the highest number of class action complaints filed in America. A cell phone for 1 minute. Very annoying! I had 20/20 distance and close up were getting bad to the point I was wearing cheaters with 200/225 lenses. My original surgeon that I paid $8000 to, over and above my insurance coverage, on my follow up basically slapped me on my butt and said see you in year? If I knew it would be worse, I wouldn't have got the surgery done in the first place! In order to do the second surgery I would have to go to a retina specialist! If I receive 20 + email addresses I will contact It can be challenging a come with a lot of head aches. Crystalens! It was $4,475 and I had nothing but eye pain and could not see well after the lens was put in. 3rd time isn't likely to be any better? Now the close range is gone and this is inherent of these lens, which I found out from UPMC eye clinic. I thought that 95% (as stated by Bausch and Lombs website) no longer needed any glasses. My decreased peripheal vision is quite noticeable, also. Additionally, a Recall Acknowledgement Form was attached to the letter for customers to complete and return with the affected products. I didn't want my husband to be mad if I had ruined my investment towards perfect vision by tanning in a tanning bed) . In 2019, three people in Montgomery filed a class-action lawsuit against the Sheriff of Montgomery County, Alabama, the City of Montgomery, and the head of the Alabama Law I had 20/20 distance and close up were getting bad to the point I was wearing cheaters with 200/225 lenses. DO not buy them! A new doctor gives me prescriptions for Nevanac. I even tried a contact for near vision which helped somewhat. I am beginning to agree with everyone else!. Crystalens is an artificial lens that is surgically implanted in the eye to replace a person's natural lens after it is removed during cataract surgery. WebJanssen Pharmaceuticals is facing lawsuits over the link between Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium), a drug used to treat Interstitial Cystitis (also known as Painful I just had both eyes down at age 31 didn't get the Crystal lens thank god. Totally disappointed with the misrepresentation. My vision is either out of focus most of the time or blurry due to inflammation. My night vision and distance vision is fine but I'm back to using and losing reading classes. So far, the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit have lost one court battle and one motion. He put drops in my eyes so they weren't dilated and I vomited for at least 30 minutes. I wish I had taken action that first year against the doctor and lense manufacturer. I supposedly had the best surgeon for this in the U.S. - Steve Slade (in Houston), but found out later he was working with the drug company, most ethical doctors do not recommend this type of relationship. !..Now they messed up my distance visionleft eye same discomfort every frigging day, vision near, intermediate, and distance fluctuates in and out of focusit's amazing that he actually wrotr in medical report perfect 20/20 vision..Biggest lie!! I totally agree. Went to an Ophthalmologist who told me he would never recommend thesse lenses for one of the reasons the goop in our eyes build up on those wings thus preventing the promised movement. Contact Bausch + Lomb at 949-521-7895 for questions regarding this recall.. My eye muscles have never worked well on their own. When I complained that my far vision was gone and I wanted monocular lens put in as a replacement, (There was plenty of time) my doctor talked me in to waiting promising me correction and lasik surgery to make them focus properly. you need the actual medical serial number of lens put in your eye, it should be in your charts. I could only see the left side of the screen with both eyes. Suffering and just want justice together we can make a difference. I occasionally see flashes out my sides. I regret it to this day! Distance was a problem. I had a Crystalens implanted in my left eye in October 2011, and can see good up close and intermediate..but my distance vision sucks! By using this website you agree to our Cookies Policy. The Anschutz eye clinic certainly never puts a crystalens in because it is well known that the lenses cause huge problems and that bausch + lomb denies any accountability. I am a nurse and I rely on good vision. It was my mistake that I trusted him. My doctor put me in the 1% failure catagory to justify his greed. both eye's ache constantly! Why did i waste another $4, 000 for nothing. I never heard the Crystalens until my eye doctor insisted how wonderful it is and I would be a wonderful candidate. The eye traces were covered under my insurance, however I PAID $3300.00 per eye for my Symfony lenses. When driving, cars actually appear closer on my sides then they actually are. My intermediate vision now requires me to wear glasses for computer workbefore I did not need glasses to see a monitor. I am 'WARNING' anyone that is considering this 'STOP' DO NOT have this procedure done! Well, I found out that he didn't, because she became worried from too many folks having problems with their Crystalens. It was still hurting and could not see. Bausch and Lomb takes no responsibility. What are they gonna do? 1-800-332-1088. I complained immediately after the first lens was put in and was told you have to have two to be able to tell the difference. Now I can't drive at night and it is difficult to work because of my vision. Implant works for distance, ok midrange, forget close, a mono lense I was told from a second doctor would have worked just as well. Eagle Eye Consultants Inc My vision is now 20/200 in rt eye. I cannot see well enough to take the test. Wish I knew someone that could help me! Anybody did a lawsuit on the Crystal lenses since I have my surgery on July 2014 I been the same problems like everybody else, never had a problem with my far vision and now is I cannot see the signs unless I am very close. 99 has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Allergan about the price that consumers and third-party payors paid for Restasis. In June 2019 HAD to give up my job as school administrator, 6 years earlier than planned. Now he tell me I will have to wear them all the time. The eye surgeon denies everything, of course. P. S. Don't buy the iheater either. Trust me how I wish I could have a clear and no pain in my eye for few hours a day! Vision is near perfect. But near and mid has gradually faded while far has only improved slightly. The laser was suppose to reflect the same as the contact, but now the near vision is even worse. A new pair of reading glasses, and a pair that allows me to drive at night without glare interfering with my vision. They made one eye close up and one eye for distance. WebThe Tecnis IOL is another exciting option for the treatment of both cataracts and presbyopia. The visions in-between the far and mid, mid and close do not do well! My eye's are worse than they were before the ReSTOR procedure! By using this website you agree to our Cookies Policy. My saga continues! WebTo determine if implantation of PIOLs has led to lawsuits, we conducted our first claims analysis of these lenses. BOYCOTT Bosch & Lomb - -BEST ADVISE TO PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW - - And I still don't wear them but I feel it is going to happen. My doctor recommend the crystal lens to me and I was very intrigued. The ophthalmologist said they dont even sell these lens in their practice because of the terrible results. They didn't tell me that unless it was removed asap, and especially before YAG surgery, that it could never be removed, as it begins seating, becoming one with the muscle. Dr. told me this was the way to go and the best lens I would not need glasses, so I went with his advice. Still, right lens will not accommodate for distance. WebCrystalens class action lawsuit. Dr. had rep from Bausch and Lomb come to his office to see my eye and I was told it was Z-Syndrome which meant the lens popped out of place and it is in the shape as a Z and that is why I could not see. TO ALL OUT THERE! We have to starts a class action lawsuit or something, any lawyers out there!! And I know what I am talking about: I have MYSELF been victim of a misshap during an operation of my leg; doctor made a mistake near my knee, and I lost a few muscles in my foot; and this have bad impact on my daily life, every day, for my whole life. USE GLASSES FOR CLOSE AND GET USED TO IT. I have had two doctors tell me since surgery that I never should have been told that I was a candidate. Doc says Looking at these you blink less and eye dries out. Me too. I am now about 3 weeks out of surgery and am being told that they can LASER my eye to correct the sight. Maybe that is the way to gofalse advertising! To do something about the Crystalens problem call MedWatch at the FDA. They did not fit well, did not maintain their shape and were always falling off my nose. So glad I finally found a sounding board for this problem. Last year, when we visited the eye surgeon, he did a procedure to both of us, which according to him would clean and improve greatly our visions. The Tecnis MF +3.25 D (2.8 lenses implanted per month with an average charge of $2,500) was next, chosen by 18 percent of the surgeons. Don't waste your money on these lenses. Her vision is worse than before. I had this surgery 3/20/16, the results are I cant read large print at an arms length, my 84 year old mom reads much better than I can and she has the standard distant lens. I have gone back repeatedly and they keep trying to make this failure my fault. I could have gone to court and start a trial. I had 20/70 vision in one eye so we only did the crystalens in the good eye but the strain of trying to see is making the bad eye worse yet. he is suppose to be renowned and top notch the reason I chose and trusted him! I will never be able to do the same kind of work I once did, and I am just grateful to be employed in a low paying entry lever cashier job at this time, and I am continuously concerned about being let go for my lack of vision at work. I went for second opinion, another 500.00 and all these frigging opthomologist stick together and say it's dry eye syndrome. Bosch & Lomb knows it and so does the FDA. I don't know about class action lawsuit, but do know I am an inch away to talking to a lawyer! Have you priced 'Restasis'? The Dr keeps telling me to do eye exercises and maybe it will start working. His comments on Crystalens come at the end. The last time I saw the doctor, he stated that, "I guess you are one of the fifteen percent for whom the Crystalens doesn't work." The consolidated Laser surgery is next. This is a bad product. Dr. was saying he could shape my eye with a surgery to the lens but then changed his mind and gave me glasses instead. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you personalised advertising. Post-op follow up was turned over to an optometrist. WebHEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP . My vision seemed blurred so when I turned 65 I thought I needed cataract surgery. I am so miserable to be suddenly almost blind. After visiting EIGHT eye doctors, including the best that Emory University has to offer four in Charlotte and the original surgeon, no one could explain [or would state] what was happening. WebMany problems with Crystalens. My wife came out of there seeing much better. Using both eyes makes me dizzy! : Expiration Date:11-699865 to 11-699951 01/14/201611-699952 to 11-700027 01/14/2016. I closed my left eye and saw faint images. About 5k out of pocket. Now, being told due to 'muscle accommodating need' that this particular lens wasn't a good idea for someone 65. I would be interested in a class action lawsuit against Bausch & LombPissed! Believe me how I wish I could see a clear day even a few day's a week! 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