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????? I think everyone who has had a problem with the crystalen should band together, there is strength in numbers, and we have better results if there are a lot of people complaining. I'm very sensitive to light, glare for night driving is still present and left vision is 20/50. I have an excess of floaters that also block my vision now. $15,000 epic failure for me. Gradually, what little intermediate vision I had is fading as is depth perception. So far my experience with Crystalens AO is not satisfactory. : Expiration Date:11-699865 to 11-699951 01/14/201611-699952 to 11-700027 01/14/2016. Plaintiff Michajlun had cataract surgery on April 10, 2012, and had a I tried my best to fight the doctor, res hospital, crystalens company and like all us peeons i lost. So now I can read the computer for a few hours with blurring with the left eye-if I close my right eye it is clearer. She has been losing a great deal of weight, complains that everything she eats burns, her eyes are always pinkish, is weak, feels light-headed and is afraid to drive for fear of fainting. 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. Your eyes will be dilated, you'll have good distance vision, get reading glasses of several strengths and step down for two weeks. And it has turned out great, everything is clear and bright, I have 20/25 vision at distance, 20/12.5 at midrange and only need readers for very fine print. My doctor asked if I needed glasses post-surgery, would I rather wear glasses to see distances or for close work. I'm wearing glasses to help but vision is still not good. oh if anyone has restor please let me know how you like them! She was healthy and active before the surgery, a voracious reader and worked every crossword puzzle she could find. My wife and myself had both eyes done by the same Dr.. She had the regular lens, covered by the insurance, and the results were very good. i had crystalens done in both eyes. I am happy to know it is just not me with this issue but I cannt believe we are to be left like this. I am so fed up with doctors his response to me was well lets try 2 diff types of glasses and if that doesn't work try a contact lens in one because I have a semi-dilated pupil now. If I don't look at a computer or phone. everyone who reads comments on this board is familiar with what the doctor tells you to expect after the surgery. PMAs with Product Code = NAA and Original Applicant = Bausch & Lomb, Inc. I am beginning to agree with everyone else!. Bausch + Lomb sent an "URGENT- MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated November 14, 2011 to all affected customers. Share Philips CPAP Recall Lawsuit Thank you! I had good reading vision for about 6 months did all the eye exercises. I paid $10, 000 above insurance for these premium lens. I paid $5, 000 for a set of crystal lenses and the results I got are a mixed bag. She was also sold down the crystalens highway. I had the surgery a month ago and the glare to the side has yet to go away. Just more expensive and appears to be taking advantage of people. Each visit I was told I am not producing any tears, I never had a problem with tears or pollen until this procedure! About 3 years ago at my eye exam at t CostCo I was told I developing a cataract. He saidi the lens was tilted and that it had to come out. Because they operate by being attached to the muscle, and if the muscle isn't working right, the lens isn't either, and my vision has been horrid. For more than 15 years we have helped nearly 50000 customers resolve their issues and will never stop striving to ensure further improvements on our platform for a better communication between companies and customers. It cost me $3, 600.00 out of pocket, I haven't complained much but my eye surgeon tells me my vision is good and it's not. One of the worst decisions in my life. I'm not upset about trying something that didn't work. $8000 lesson that I will pay to Care One for years. Thanks doctor your an idiot! Crystalens Accommodating Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens, AT-50AO. Crystalens 5.0. Charlotte NC October 2012. I panics me to think I will have this for life. nf. Since then, I have had two Vitrectomies which did help with the "jelly" in the eyes. Don't understand how the test concludes that because I feel like I'm looking through vaseline. Now both eyes are flickering and I feel like I am wearing swim goggles all day. My ophthalmologist has very good credentials but you are only as good as the product you represent. So glad I finally found a sounding board for this problem. Share your photos and videos with others to prove the truth of your words. About 2 years ago I finally had enough money to do cataract surgery so I could get the best lenses for my eyes. I have had 7 surgeries on it now and he does not want to touch it anymore. I closed my left eye and saw faint images. She totally misrepresented as she is actually the senior class representative for ESIS on behalf of Ace American Insurance company. What a mistake! The lawyers say I can not sue the doctor unless he made a mistake. islamic storeonline ;. I wanted the new Restor multi focal he said they were crap and did this to me now night vision is bad the one they set closer blurs the one thats set far. I have been unable to get a working prescription since the surgery because the lens will not hold position so my vision varies multiple times during an exam. I am 62 but very healthy and active. The only plus is that colors are brighter. Instructions for Downloading Viewers and Players, Class 2 Device Recall Crystalens Accommodating Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens. I did use contact lenses for about 35 years and was able to see better until I have cataract. Through this website this is such a common occurrence, the doctor also rewrote his notes when he If I knew it would be worse, I wouldn't have got the surgery done in the first place! I have had six surgeries to try and correct my left eye - the lens is no longer in, but the problems remain. It is now three years later and my eye sight has never been worse. I have spent THOUSANDS of dollars, gone to every eye specialist, done everything recommended - no fixing the major problems that this product has caused in my eyesight. I'm considering getting this procedure done--even though my problem is only with near vision. In other words, his work was done. A new pair of reading glasses, and a pair that allows me to drive at night without glare interfering with my vision. It cost me $2500 out of pocket for the lense that insurance did not cover$5500 total I had to pay and now have worse vision that I have ever had. I've lost the ability to do so much. Just came from the eye doctor once again and I was told there was nothing they could do for my eyes anymore to correct the issue of my lenses being out of place because of the restriction pushing the lenses into a Z pattern. I flew to Oklahoma City from Denver to spend a month helping her and talking with specialists. Save your money and don't listen to the professionals who are probably getting paid to push the Crystalens. This company cannot continue to sell defective products and ignore the law. Through this website this is such a common occurrence, the doctor also rewrote his notes when he realized I stopped & disputed the charges of $12, 000, when I complained about the unhealthy outcome, yes I too was a perfect candidate, that's the sales pitch. I regret using the crystalens. Other than the recalled Crystalenses, how many of the problems reported here would be caused by bad practitioners? I answered distance. My doctor put me in the 1% failure catagory to justify his greed. The original eye surgeon, Duke Eye Center, nor Johns Hopkins could determine the cause of her problems. So, I'm all fixed with glasses that counteract the effect of the crystalens. What the heck was that plan when they were supposed to "accommodate"?? She has never been depressed or a hypochondriac in her life! I am now about 3 weeks out of surgery and am being told that they can LASER my eye to correct the sight. 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? 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. Doc says Looking at these you blink less and eye dries out. I got mono vision(recommended by doctor) and it sucks just as bad as what you all are saying. Seriously ruined my life. I had Crystalens implanted in both eyes 15 months ago. Doctor has told me the Lasik procedure I am scheduled for in 6 more weeks will correct my problems but I have my doubts. I had previously bought reading glasses from the same location that I had the surgical procedure. The Doc says it's caused by dry eye. I have not had any problem with up-close vision, but my distance vision has become very bad, especially at night or in any area where there isn't good lighting. Class actions in U.S. district courts are regulated by federal laws like the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), which allows any class action he is suppose to be renowned and top notch the reason I chose and trusted him! Some days worse than others and am not able to function normally. Anteriorly flexed Crystalens. you can add me to list, horrible results from the crystalens. A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, of violating U.S. securities I had Crystalens implanted in my right eye in 2013. Her sister had called me, concerned that she was dying. I had cataracts surgeries on Mar 2016 and Apr 2016 with rigth eye distance, left eye near multi focal Crestalens's. If I receive 20 + email addresses I will contact the group for the next step. I followed the directions and nothing changed! After lots of visits and Im sorry you had your expectations too high, from the eye dr, I eventually went to a cornea expert because I was having such issues with my eyes-not only did I believe I saw better BEFORE the surgery, but my vision at night was horrible, with stars around all lights, lack of depth perception, and my eyes felt awful each day-painful, red, and uncomfortable. Because the Crystalens is so flexible, its possible for it to go into an anterior flexed position that leaves the patient 1.5 D myopic. I had crystalens implanted a month ago in my right eye after my doctor told me it works perfectly well. She has been unable to sleep since the implants were put in. I was instructed that if l try to have the problems corrected l risk blindness. I live in California This was done by Dr Nichamin of Laurel Eye Clinic in Brookville Pa. You may want to checkout the FDa recall website, there is a list of Crystallens, Bausch and lomb, the list are actual serial numbers that were defective, letters should have been sent to patients. Left eye first, right second. Even the Big street signs are difficult to see. . I had Crystalens implanted in both eyes in 2012. My vision has become worse, blurry and feels like I have a Vaseline film in my eyes all the time. I would rather cover my right eye and see out of my left eye because it is more comfortable. Now, my far vision is blurry again too. I had the procedure by a renowned eye specialist idoctor ******** ************ of Randolph Rd. which was visualized using an angled beam from a slit lamp during the post-operative I am told that I have dry eye but the test performed was not as dry as in the past when I could see without blur. Since the vision is not all that bad I can't seem to get anyone to understand the issue. Her new doc thinks the crystalens should be removed as it does not perform as it claims and is no better than any other lens. AT LEAST YOU WILL HAVE SOME DECENT VISION. I cannot drive see halos and blurry vision. Has anyone checked about the removal of the frigging substandard Crystalens implant ! I had the procedure done two years ago and have been miserable ever since. I am in three choirs. 99 has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Allergan about the price that consumers and third-party payors paid for Restasis. Instructions for Downloading Viewers and Players. Had cataract surgery in November for both eyes. The doctor danced around it and finally a sample of Nevanac gave me relief. I never have had the halos, thank goodness. Im 70 years old and I couldn't be happier with the vision Crystalens has given back to me. WELL--I wish I NEVER put this lens in my eye--I CANCELLED the second eye surgery. Best advice; know your risk and really do your homework. oc trained by revan fanfiction; postgresql check if record exists; I got Crystal Lens and now I cannot see well enough to drive or work on my computer (my wife has to type this complaint). Reading vision improved yay no reading classes woohoo lasted about 10 months back to using reading classes. I cannot see well enough to take the test. I never received any notification at all regarding this. I can't see clearly for more than a minute at a time everything is blurry almost all the time. I use special drops in the morning and before bed. I have gone back repeatedly and they keep trying to make this failure my fault. At night the blurriness gets worse and the glasses are no help. I have written to Bausch & Lomb to no avail. I agreed and am massively disatisfied. I am a health professional and felt I could advocate for her. Any lawyers out there? One question was "If you had to wear glasses would you rather have to wear glasses for distance or for close-up?" I can not wait to go to bed so my eyes will be closed and I do not have to deal with it. I went for second opinion, another 500.00 and all these frigging opthomologist stick together and say it's dry eye syndrome. I couldn't with those reading glasses. 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. Is it possible that after I told the doctor it was important to have close vision that he experimented and added a minute measurement to the length of part of the hinge? Looks like the doctor picked out the wrong lenses and now i can see ok far somewhat intermediate and not at all close. If we try to do alone it is hard to prove. !Dr.won't admit any wrong doing, s my left eye since day one after surgery has had discomfort, like an eyelash or bad contact lens is in my eye 99 percent of the time..Don't pass out but I got screwed for $12, 000!! Also he left me with an irregular astigmatism in my left eye. She is grateful that she can see but totally feels robbed and cheated. They gave me the run around until the statute of limitations ran out. She found a new eye doctor that helped her report her old one. Right eye was successful but nothing but problems with the left. I fear having the cataract removal on my left eye because I am afraid I will end up with the same problem. Then YAG for both eyes which accomplished nothing! Hell I could have saved $3000 and gone with the drops. This comment was posted by a verified customer. I am a very avid reader. Totally disappointed. 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! No waist your money or chance of complications on this procedure. I paid $9300 for these lens. When I arrived, I was SHOCKED at how frail she looked as it had only been a year since I had seen her. I also had a Yag laser treatment done but that didn't help and now I have floaters which I didn't before. This new implant, approved by the FDA in 2009, uses diffractive rings on its posterior surface to maximize clear images at all ranges of vision. I have been back for follow up and 2 other times after that, each time I go I have a co-pay and he bills my insurance for a ridiculous amounts. So instead of FREE MEDICARE Lenses--I learned that for $3,400 PER LENS I would have miraculous sight with these "Inter-occual" Lenses. At first computer distance was perfect and near vision was acceptable but far was still myopic. 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. There should be a law against these optometristsmy dr. practice got a legal warning and fined for making promises and statements referring the Crystalens implant that are just not trueit's all about the money isnt it. A 45-year-old female patient was diagnosed with cataracts OU and underwent an uncomplicated cataract surgery OD with placement of a Crystalens. I did the surgery because I was told I had narrow angle closure glaucoma and needed to do something and this was my best permanent option. Now I am scheduled to do the YAG procedure to help with scarring. On my initial consultation the Doctor told me he recommended the Crystal lens. In October 2018, a consumer class Thirty-four plaintiffs filed claims involving 47 PIOL implants First eye surgery was very painful - I could see to read immediately but anything 3 ft or more out is horrible. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. Language Assistance Available: Espaol | | Ting Vit | | Tagalog | | | Kreyl Ayisyen | Franais | Polski | Portugus | Italiano | Deutsch | | | English, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 7.55. So, what is the failure ratio of surgery using Cristalens implants ? Also this so called specialist left scarring tissue around the cataract causing blurring on all lights at night and not crisp clear vision. I will wind up having wasted $3400 and still wearing glasses for all but distance. Now I wish I had left it alone and suffered through glasses and a weakened eye. 1-800-332-1088. I am crossing my fingers for the October appointment but have my doubts. TO ALL OUT THERE! I thought things were going to be great. In order to do the second surgery I would have to go to a retina specialist! It was $4,475 and I had nothing but eye pain and could not see well after the lens was put in. All the complaints mentioned, I am surprised I have been able to work, it has been difficult and painful. He has never acknowledged constant discomfort, pain, flashes, in & out of focal near and far vision, etc. (4) When looking through my eye's I also have faint objects floating across the eyeball like trash or a hair! I have two other sibling who had cataract surgery but had the regular soft lens put it. The Dr's response: He gave eye drops. WebTo determine if implantation of PIOLs has led to lawsuits, we conducted our first claims analysis of these lenses. 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. What a waste! It did not help my problem! It cost $1700 per eye extra for Crystallens AO versus Trulign Toric. I even tried a contact for near vision which helped somewhat. DO NOT I repeat DO NOT buy this lenses. He sent me to Dr. Davidson and he said the university never puts those in because of the Z factor (which I guess is the tilting of the lens). When looking at the label on the shelf and can not read anything on it is too blurry! They will do LASIK or PRK as part of original price but mid and near will be even worse. I have now had several laser surgeries on it, thought he could fix my eye did make it to where I can see, but now I have to wear glasses full time because my Crystalens from Bausch and Lomb does not stay in place on its hinges, and still changes my site often . What is the failure ratio when using products from other companies ? 2:19-cv-10658-DSF-SK, in the U.S. District Court for the He didn't find any macular impairment so I am hoping I will get that lazer treatment tomorrow. Me too. 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