My eye muscles have never worked well on their own. you can add me to list, horrible results from the crystalens. So, what is the failure ratio of surgery using Cristalens implants ? Needless to say, I am very sorry that I paid $4700 for the Crystalens lenses. I was screwed by several, I have 20/400 vision R eye since 2009. which was visualized using an angled beam from a slit lamp during the post-operative About 2 years ago I finally had enough money to do cataract surgery so I could get the best lenses for my eyes. Thirty-four plaintiffs filed claims involving 47 PIOL implants Doc says the lens is stuck in a forward position. Luckily I only had this surgery on my right eye two years ago. 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. Finally the eye surgeon agreed to exchange the right eye after I agreed not to sue him. Se sent me to his assistant--after many--many eye tests and measurements--for pre-op exam the "assistant" then told me about the lens choices. I had cataracts surgeries on Mar 2016 and Apr 2016 with rigth eye distance, left eye near multi focal Crestalens's. Paid extra $4, 000 for crystalens above and beyond what insurance paid for standard cataract lenses so that i could see far, intermediate and near. jr. I didn't have what most of you talk about vision wise, but I've felt sick, dizzy, and tired from day one. Same story. We have to starts a class action lawsuit or something, any lawyers out there!! He put drops in my eyes so they weren't dilated and I vomited for at least 30 minutes. BOYCOTT Bosch & Lomb - -BEST ADVISE TO PASS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW - - My periferal vision is bad. My doctor said he had success story with his other patients. They made one eye close up and one eye for distance. CrystaLens has ruined my eyes. Anybody with me? Yet the whole reason he wanted to do mono vision to was eliminate glasses. My eyes are my life, and to be honest, I'm scared. He has no bed side manner and acts as though he is insulted when I tell him my problems, he doesn't display any compassion or concern and acts like it is something I'm just going to have to live with he already has my money! Within federal jurisdiction, classactionlawsuitsare governed by Rule 23 of theFederal Rules of Civil I am 65 years old--I thought possibly 20 years of wonderful vision-- NO GLASSES (dark restaurants only--readers). AT LEAST YOU WILL HAVE SOME DECENT VISION. I too am at my wits end, I paid the extra out of pocket for this surgery and I'm very disappointed in the results. I go in the grocery stores or any store with florescent lights and it's almost unbearable as far as irritation and slight pain in my eyes! WELL--I wish I NEVER put this lens in my eye--I CANCELLED the second eye surgery. Please DO NOT add attachments that contain your or other peoples personal information, if you dont want it to be visible to the public. $$$$$$$$$ I have spent so much money out of pocket it's rediculous. We should start a club and document everything and take the maker of the crystalens and some of these doctors who tell you this is the best thing yet and then double talk you when your are having a problem, How about it people, let's get together. jefields. To add to frustration I compare my vision to my sibling vision and they can read text even smaller then I can and see just as far, and they only have the soft lenses. Basically blind now in my left eye, and complications in both. This doctor, however, is highly regarded in the ophthalmology field. !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!! is a rip from the start. I wish I had never gotten these lenses. How do we launch a class action lawsuit? I just want the problem fixed. 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. I am a health professional and felt I could advocate for her. I can see far away but anything in between and close is awful. For the next two years after I had the Crystalens lenses installed, all was well and my vision, both near and far. I have had severe persistent dry eyes since the surgery. I am still in disbelief that this product is allowed to remain as an option with so many negative outcomes. Had crystal lens implanted 2012, both eyes. The Crystalens is intended for primary implantation in the capsular bag of the SO What if I have it replaced? When I finally saw the doctor he almost ridiculed my answer about the glasses. By using this website you agree to our Cookies Policy. Need 20 plus people with crystal lens implant issues for class action law suit if interested email zadehabas@yahoo.com. My doctor put me in the 1% failure catagory to justify his greed. More I've lived with it for 5 years, as I'm horrified worrying about losing even more vision . My vision has black floats like small bugs flying, clouds that blocks my vision, halos, stars and unable to see at night. My best friend is a retina specialist MD PHD at Johns Hopkins and he told me to stay away from Crystallens but I was too optimistic. I'm upset that it seems to not be able to be corrected. 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! When the doctor came into the exam room he asked "Why are you here?" The Doc says it's caused by dry eye. 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. My eye's are worse than they were before the ReSTOR procedure! I use special drops in the morning and before bed. You may hear Dr. Santamaria on this radio interview: https://youtu.be/YElRT6h7Kwc. His exact words were; I will have you reading a restaurant menu at arms length with minimal lighting. I don't know about class action lawsuit, but do know I am an inch away to talking to a lawyer! It hasn't. Suffering and just want justice together we can make a difference. Apparently no one cares but us. I had both eyes done 3yrs ago with crystal lens spent 11, 000. 1-800-332-1088. Instructions for Downloading Viewers and Players, Class 2 Device Recall Crystalens Accommodating Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens. I went to his office as an emergency in pain and he had his assistant put numb drops in for the pain and did not really say anything about the situation beside to keep putting drops in my eye and come back to see him in the next day or two. A 45-year-old female patient was diagnosed with cataracts OU and underwent an uncomplicated cataract surgery OD with placement of a Crystalens. This Dr. I have gone back repeatedly and they keep trying to make this failure my fault. nf. I can not wait to go to bed so my eyes will be closed and I do not have to deal with it. 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 went there a few times and all he did was tell me to keep my eye dilated and use the numb drops. After two years it is totally unbearable to look at a computer screen for longer than three minutes. The flimsy piece of S__T broke when I was carrying them in my hand. Also he left me with an irregular astigmatism in my left eye. I called his office several times that afternoon asking permeation to return there. Now, my far vision is blurry again too. Still, right lens will not accommodate for distance. Has anyone else had any of these problems? He said my cornea was rigid, smaller than the crystalens and I have dry eyes that's why I have problem with the crystalens. I was shocked to learn about the miracle lenses--not paid for my Medicare--hat I could buy-- I thought I was just getting regular Medicare cataract operation--I was sold on the CrystaLens--she told me that I would have full vision the lens adjusts for distance-computer reading and for reading-- and I MIGHT need glasses--AT NIGHT--Reading a Menue--in a dark restaurant-- if I got both eyes fixed with these miracle lenses. I thought things were going to be great. Her vision degraded to 20/200. Had a cataract surgery. My eyes were very dry after my LASIK surgery. 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 have to wear glasses and have halos, starbursts and blurred vision. My vision is now 20/200 in rt eye. Each visit I was told I am not producing any tears, I never had a problem with tears or pollen until this procedure! Bausch and Lomb ended up getting a hold of a few other doctors to help fix the Z-Syndrome because the Dr. that put it in could not fix the lens, which took about another week of pain and not seeing. Yes, LASIK surgery does definitely cause dry eyes. Wrong powers were implanted. I am 34 and have had a very weak eye all of my life. I can see well, but when I enter a place with florescent lights like: an airport, stores, or when I drive at night; the glare causes me grate discomfort and confusion. Totally disappointed. She cares for my father who has had three strokes, and all of this has complicated things. 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. However, I cannot see Street signs until I am only about 30 feet in front of the sign. - See more at: http://www.bbb.org/charlotte/business-reviews/laser-eye-surgery/christenbury-eye-center-in-charlotte-nc-104252/customer-reviews?cacheit=y#sthash.4FXsQXBG.dpufI had the ReSTOR procedure October 13, 2012 MODEL: SN6AD1 / 20.5D Length / 13.0mm /OPTIC 6.0mm 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. Dr. said that a membrane sometime grows in back of the eye. My life hasn't been the same since. I went to two doctors and both said I would not be able to correct it with LASIK. Had the laser, then a week later everything changed. Also, the advent of accommodative IOLs, mainly the Crystalens in the United States, introduced yet another possible scenario for explantation. 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 did it and nothing has changed! I paid $9300 for these lens. The lawyers say I can not sue the doctor unless he made a mistake. Dr. was saying he could shape my eye with a surgery to the lens but then changed his mind and gave me glasses instead. did not work as advertised i have halos starbursts and eye pain.and can only see at a distance. I am trying so hard to get this Crystal lens situation and results exposed, with whom ever is with me? Save your money folks don't do it. WebHomeowner files class action lawsuit to stop smart meters. In essence he prescribed me glasses that would equalize the vision in both eyes so I could drive at night. This was a huge change since I went from having no distance vision and almost perfect close up vision prior to the surgery. By Consider The Consumer on 10/18/2018. 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 could not see intermediate or distance objects and still can't. I was better off prior to cataract surgery. Since then, I have had two Vitrectomies which did help with the "jelly" in the eyes. They put a plain lens in and because of damage from the previous Crystalens they had to use a ZAG laser on my eye to reduce the fogging left over. Ever since the next morning after surgery. Is he kidding, I'm a friggin accountant, so what do I do? 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. The letter instructs customers to remove the affected products from inventory and return the lenses to the firm. Need 20 plus people with crystal lens implant issues for class action law suit if interested email zadehabas@yahoo.com. Sheila. I had a Crystalens implanted in 2010. This is my second complaint and I have not heard anything. I read all the complaints and fortunately Dr. Davidson at Anschutz advised me that it had to be taken out. I then went to a Costco optometrist and they made me reading glasses with a bifocal. What a mistake! When I drive at night the halos are worse then when I had cataracts! Very disappointed. Mom is scared and depressed and she can no longer read because the words on the pages cause problems. Crystalens 5.0. Left eye first, right second. I wanted to have it out, but they said, no, that wasn't possible, as I'd had YAG laser, in fact several times. 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. The goal for the whole operation was to fly IFR in my plane without flipping glasses up and down trying to read the instruments on the dashboard of the plane not even close! I feel like I'm going blind and don't know what to do. everyone who reads comments on this board is familiar with what the doctor tells you to expect after the surgery. Like everyone else I was told I was a good candidate and that I would love them. WebA class - action lawsuit alleges that Apple Watches have a design defect that poses a serious risk to consumers. 3rd time isn't likely to be any better? 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. Only good news is I don't have floaters or halos. I have an excess of floaters that also block my vision now. There are some issues do deal with, glare is always a problem with implants so good polarized sunglasses are needed outside. I have written to Bausch & Lomb to no avail. I had Crystalens implanted in both eyes 15 months ago. 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. I made the mistake of not getting bifocals. Back to Walgreens for readers and continue to pay my $8000 bill? I am in three choirs. It cost $1700 per eye extra for Crystallens AO versus Trulign Toric. Yes, I see better technically, but my overall visual experience is worse. You would have to know from your chart what those numbers are. Not sure what this will resolve. I even tried a contact for near vision which helped somewhat. I had paid out of pocket over $5000 for the crystal lens so I can see clearly on my right eye. No waist your money or chance of complications on this procedure. So many complaints about Crystalens and nothing is being done by the FDA. My doctor called Bausch and Lomb, I have written many letters to them complaining about the Z syndrome. Then I went to another opthalmologist who said he did not use the Bosch & Lomb lens. I fear having the cataract removal on my left eye because I am afraid I will end up with the same problem. 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. 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. Sorry not sorry for saying this. I had the procedure by a renowned eye specialist idoctor ******** ************ of Randolph Rd. Price and prominence is no assurance. An example of how my vision is doing since the procedure (1) like how your eye's feel blurry when you've been in a heavily chlorinated pool. 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. Maybe that is the way to gofalse advertising! 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