LASIK Eye Surgery Malpractice Attorney in Roseland, NJ

LASIK Eye Surgery Malpractice Overview

Nagel Rice, LLP: Lasik Eye Surgery Malpractice

No more eyeglasses. No more contacts. The promise of vision correction leads more than one million Americans to opt for refractive eye surgery procedures every year. While many of these people walk away from their surgeries with improved vision and no long-term complications, a significant number of patients each year suffer serious and permanent damage due to mistakes made during the screening process, surgical procedures and the aftercare period.

If you are suffering from complications following Lasik, Lasek, photorefractive keratectomny (PRK), conductive keratoplasty (CK) or any other refractive eye surgery, seeks legal counsel as soon as possible. Although you may have signed an informed consent waiver acknowledging that you understood and accepted the potential risks before receiving treatment, an informed consent waiver may not be valid if you were not provided with the required information. In addition, even a valid informed consent waiver will not relieve a doctor or clinic of responsibility.

Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Refractive Eye Surgery

Lasik surgeries, cataract surgeries and other eye procedures can result in permanent blindness, partial vision loss and a wide range of other debilitating effects, including blurred vision, loss of night vision, glares, "halos," "star bursts" or "ghost" effects. Thousands of these injuries could be prevented annually if eye surgeons and clinics properly screened their prospective patients for conditions such as keratoconus (misshapen corneas), thin corneas, dry eyes or large pupils, all of which have been linked to adverse refractive eye surgery outcomes.

Despite the risks, many doctors and clinics cut corners and seem to focus only making as much money as possible by performing as many procedures as possible in any given day. Other problems and common mistakes we have seen because of this business-model include:

• Operations performed on the wrong eye
• Surgical mistakes causing damage to various portions of the eye
• Pieces of lens inadvertently left in the eye
• Inserting the wrong implant
• Use of unsterile instruments
• Use of substandard equipment
• Anesthesia errors
• Failure to follow up post-surgery

We try cases and we produce results.

At the New Jersey and New York City law offices of Nagel Rice, LLP, we believe that negligent parties should be held responsible when Lasik surgery errors occur. Based on that belief, our lawyers have fought for and successfully recovered millions of dollars from many of this area’s most well-known Lasik surgeons and clinics, including Dr. Joseph Dello Russo.

Whether you are certain your doctor made a mistake or not, please contact the law firm of Nagel Rice, LLP, and an attorney will contact you within 24 hours to discuss your case.

You can reach us by e-mail or by calling any of our office locations directly.  

Roseland: 973-618-0400 | Red Bank: 732-933-0900 | New York City: 212-551-1465

Attorneys at Nagel Rice, LLP, represent victims of surgical mistakes throughout the states of New Jersey and New York.

Other Frequent Case Types

• Birth Injury in Roseland, NJ
• Surgical Mistake in Roseland, NJ

Areas of Practice

• LASIK Eye Surgery Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice