The Dr keeps telling me to do eye exercises and maybe it will start working. Clinical studies have shown that crystalens are not the reason I want to buy contact lenses (not implants) from Cristalens, and was looking for reviews in Google. It cost $1700 per eye extra for Crystallens AO versus Trulign Toric. If I don't look at a computer or phone. I paid $5, 000 for a set of crystal lenses and the results I got are a mixed bag. Apparently no one cares but us. I read all the complaints and fortunately Dr. Davidson at Anschutz advised me that it had to be taken out. In June 2019 HAD to give up my job as school administrator, 6 years earlier than planned. I think a class action suit is very justified. I am 'WARNING' anyone that is considering this 'STOP' DO NOT have this procedure done! Seriously ruined my life. how many times is this goign to happen Is it just Bausch and Lomb? 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. I'm wearing glasses to help but vision is still not good. 1-800-332-1088. Obviously not covered by insurance and each surgery is more out of pocket expense. My right eye is blurry & night driving is not good. It was my mistake that I trusted him. Totally disappointed with the misrepresentation. I am now about 3 weeks out of surgery and am being told that they can LASER my eye to correct the sight. It was in instant relief and all I could do was cry from relief that it did not hurt and I could see far again. I had the surgery a month ago and the glare to the side has yet to go away. They ask you to look into a box and read the letters to them. She was also sold down the crystalens highway. 2:19-cv-10658-DSF-SK, in the U.S. District Court for the Crystalens Accommodating Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens, AT-50AO. I have plugs in all 4 ducts! Yes, LASIK surgery does definitely cause dry eyes. I had cataract surgery March 04, 2015, and had a Bausch and Lomb Crystalens implant put in my left eye. I have to wear glasses for any reading and computer work which is minimally 6 hrs a day. 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. 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 am looking for a Class action lawsuit against Bausch & Lomb for Crystalens and if there isn't one I would like to start one. Anyway, back to my Crystalens complaint. Bosch & Lomb will just ignore you and most states now protect doctors from lawsuits as they require an expert doctor in the same field to claim malpractice. I followed the directions and nothing changed! Dr. was saying he could shape my eye with a surgery to the lens but then changed his mind and gave me glasses instead. dr. ih. I am 'WARNING' anyone that is considering this 'STOP' DO NOT have this procedure done! I had Crystalense about 4 yrs ago in both eyes. I have Crystalens in both eyes and have experienced terrible results from the beginning. I would be willing to go through all again forever just to get the ReSTOR lens removed. WebLast week a class action lawsuit was filed alleging that realtors are colluding to fix real estate commissions. On the other and, I arrived home feeling excruciating pain in the eye he worked on. Told that I would be able to see near far and in between (brochure claims the same thing). Unfortunately, it has popped out again and again and still is not correct. I have had 3 years of frustration. And if this all fails then he will change both to far 6 weeks later. A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, of violating U.S. securities A month later he implanted the Crystalens and three days later I could read a book but my mid and distance vision were much worse than before (and still are). I'm told it is extremely risky to explant a Crystalens but I'm frustrated. WebHomeowner files class action lawsuit to stop smart meters. There are halos everywhere & my left eye is still painful on occasion. Thanks doctor your an idiot! Also, the advent of accommodative IOLs, mainly the Crystalens in the United States, introduced yet another possible scenario for explantation. I've already seen a retinologist twice, as well. I have had six surgeries to try and correct my left eye - the lens is no longer in, but the problems remain. There should be a class action lawsuit against the Crystal lens company, they need to be held accountable. My near sight is very good. When looking at the label on the shelf and can not read anything on it is too blurry! Halos and blurriness an night and can't see far read signs etcnot past the front hood of my car. Save your money and don't listen to the professionals who are probably getting paid to push the Crystalens. Even the Big street signs are difficult to see. This review was chosen algorithmically as the most valued customer feedback. In October 2018, a consumer class 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. Thanks a lot! It did not help my problem! I have been dealing with the exact same issues - I had them implanted six years ago, and am pretty much blind in my left eye now - have Z syndrome - wrote the FDA, Bausch and Lomb for YEARS - then the FDA stated "statute of limitations" had run out - only interested in protecting the drug company, not the consumers. Bosch & Lomb knows it and so does the FDA. 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. I had Crystalens implanted in my right eye in 2013. Post-op follow up was turned over to an optometrist. My experience with Crystalens is as bad as any of the above complaints. I have seen the Surgeon probably 5 times since then, and every time he acts as though it's normal and it's due to my age, and because my muscles in my eye are too strong, they are not working for me as they would an older patient. DO NOT I repeat DO NOT buy this lenses. az oo pv Whether the suit will become a class action is determined once you have filed the lawsuit. dc. This company cannot continue to sell defective products and ignore Sadly, I did not look up Complaints on Crystalens before making my decision. Facsimile: (212) 355-9592 . I can't see clearly for more than a minute at a time everything is blurry almost all the time. I had Crystalens put in both eyes and they suck. Glasses are a way of life after wearing contacts for years. everyone who reads comments on this board is familiar with what the doctor tells you to expect after the surgery. WebThere should be a class action lawsuit against the Crystal lens company, they need to be held accountable. I had the procedure by a renowned eye specialist idoctor ******** ************ of Randolph Rd. I had the Crystal Lens put in during cataract removal about a year & a half ago. One question was "If you had to wear glasses would you rather have to wear glasses for distance or for close-up?" I flew to Oklahoma City from Denver to spend a month helping her and talking with specialists. CrystaLens has ruined my eyes. Yes, I see better technically, but my overall visual experience is worse. In fact, she said, my dad is getting his done next week. From the beginning my eyesight has been bad, plus after 9 years I still see starbursts and experience a kaleidoscope effect. So, I'm all fixed with glasses that counteract the effect of the crystalens. I need to were sunglasses at work and all the time outside as the light will make my eyes burn. That did not happen. I did not even know there were more letters on the right. PLEASE do not have this surgery unless you are very desperate--do your research on other lenses before you do this or get the standard lens and take your chances with having to wear glasses. Patients will be eligible for a rebate of up to $250 per eye. I am a 45 year old male and got Crystalens in both eyes in May (separated 2 weeks apart). 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. Don't know really what will happen, but I do know, Crystal Lens does not work right. Why did i waste another $4, 000 for nothing. Had crystalens surgery 3 years ago, 6 months later my distance vision was gone, a little over a year ago I contacted Bausch & Lomb, makers of the crystalens, with no avail, they said nothing wrong with crystalens, ever since then my eyes have been very sensitive to sunlight, this year it is difficult to be outdoors and even driving, I have to continuously close my eyes while I am driving and just out in sun for a short time, I am a very active person, driving everywhere, no sunglasses help, sometimes they make problem worse. I went in and had yag done on both eyes another $2000.00. There is distortion on the edges at all angles. I can not wait to go to bed so my eyes will be closed and I do not have to deal with it. I used to do the ****** procedure has introduced this procedure to many Dr's. I always had 20/20 aside from a cataract. Ive only had these for seven years and was never told that they could NOT be removed. Webclass action law suit noun derivative action, directors and officers liability, group lawsuit, group litigation, law suit by large numbers of litigants with a common grievance, suit by I would love to boast and encourage others to have ReSTOR procedure done but after my experience I would not wish this on anyone! How can they say I have 20/20 vision??? When I go in the grocery stores or any store with florescent lights it is almost unbearable! 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. On the fourth day I had an excrutiating pain in my eye and insisted on seeing the surgeon. They will do LASIK or PRK as part of original price but mid and near will be even worse. I went for second opinion, another 500.00 and all these frigging opthomologist stick together and say it's dry eye syndrome. I would be willing to go through all again forever just to get the************** out of my eye's. I had Crystalens implanted 1 1/2 years ago. The Dr. The YAG helped in making the eye not feel like it was sunk in a deep hole, but I still see what looks like a rim, just like when I wore contacts. The people to sue are the ones who made these lens, BAUSCH & LOMB, I did jnot expect perfection, (that's what the doctor said) but I did not expect my vision to be worse after surgery for cataracts. To do something about the Crystalens problem call MedWatch at the FDA. I am so sad I believed in my doctor - I have had him for RK in 1995 and touchup Lasik in 2005 and trusted him. Now I can't drive at night and it is difficult to work because of my vision. I was told by my Doctors partner Doctor who did my last check up that the lens was a total failure and does not work as advertised, she was the only honest Doctor in the place! Wish I knew someone that could help me! I'm upset that it seems to not be able to be corrected. I did what they said and then they asked what about the letters on the right? Suffering and just want justice together we can make a difference. 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????? Could hardly see at night to drive and no amount of correction could make up for the cloudiness in my lens. This time I used frames that I already owned, so they only charged me for the exam and the lenses. A 45-year-old female patient was diagnosed with cataracts OU and underwent an uncomplicated cataract surgery OD with placement of a Crystalens. My saga continues! : P030002. They pretty much talked me into these crystalens, promising that I would be able to focus in and out, see far away as well as near and mid-range without the need of glasses or reading glasses, so I paid an extra $3500 for it, but it was much more than that in total, considering what my insurance paid. I am pretty amazed this inferior and dangerous product is still on the market. I have had laser correction once so far and it didn't help whatsoever, and now he says that he wants to see me in another year, and in the meantime told me to see my regular eye doctor and get some anti-glare glasses and buy some reading glasses. 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. For me, it did not work. Anteriorly flexed Crystalens. DO not buy them! When I arrived, I was SHOCKED at how frail she looked as it had only been a year since I had seen her. The doctor danced around it and finally a sample of Nevanac gave me relief. Back to Walgreens for readers and continue to pay my $8000 bill? Cost is $2500 for two eyes. I cannot see well enough to take the test. Jackie, I had the crystalens done 3 years ago because I wanted something better for my eyes, 6 months after my distance vision was like it was before the crystalens, now 3 years later I cannot go out on a sunny day even with sunglasses, the sun bothers my eyes so bad I have to keep closing then, I am an active person, driving here and everywhere. It's like being inside a Christmas tree. mother had Crystalenses PUSHED off on her in cataract removal procedure. It cost me $10000 for both eyes cataract replacement. I believe he ordered the side pieces slightly longer to ensure that I could read, and the lens puts pressure on my eye when I read too much. Doc tells me DRY EYE. The standard lens was implanted in my left eye, it works perfectly well, I started seeing 20/20 from day 2 of surgery. ComplaintsBoard.com is a leading complaint resolution website on the Internet. That would not have been possible if I had dry eyes. It was still hurting and could not see. I went to an eye surgeon to discuss the different types of lenses, and listened to their recommendations for my position, being younger than most with cataracts. 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. I have to spend a fortune on prescription pressure drops prescribed by a retinal Dr as well as dry eye drops. The eye traces were covered under my insurance, however I PAID $3300.00 per eye for my Symfony lenses. I've lost the ability to do so much. (We talk on the phone daily). Hi Sue, I live in California and have Health Net Insurance, which is Medicare Advantage Program. you need the actual medical serial number of lens put in your eye, it should be in your charts. I really thought it was the way to go after cataract surgery at 59, never having to wear glasses again. I have written to Bausch & Lomb to no avail. I would love to be part of class action suit against the manufacturer. Also this so called specialist left scarring tissue around the cataract causing blurring on all lights at night and not crisp clear vision. So I had to park them lower on my nose in order to see ahead. As far as halo's they improved some but they are still there no as vivid except for the sodium vapor lights (yellowish street lights) are still just as bad! I had a Crystalens implanted in 2010. I had Crystalens implanted in 2006, possibly the first patient in Texas. 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). of actual lens put in your eye, both left and right. I am 34 and have had a very weak eye all of my life. I couldn't focus, and my eye (dominant eye) felt as though it was pulling outward. Crystalens! Additionally, a Recall Acknowledgement Form was attached to the letter for customers to complete and return with the affected products. 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. Share your photos and videos with others to prove the truth of your words. 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. 2015 I would do anything to have my God given lenses back. The Crystalens is intended for primary implantation in the capsular bag of the The class action lawsuit was filed by customers who claimed the companys use of the artificial flavoring DL-malic acid in Crystal Light meant that the products were 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. 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. All I saw were posters of Florence Henderson advertising Crystalens in every room of the office. I complained to Bausch & Lomb over a year ago, all they say is nothing wrong with the crystalens, I think there is strength in numbers, everyone who has had a problem with the crystalens should form a group and then we can get together and bring a suit against the maker and the Doctors make you believe this is the best thing out there. On my initial consultation the Doctor told me he recommended the Crystal 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. 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. I had 20/20 distance and close up were getting bad to the point I was wearing cheaters with 200/225 lenses. When I drive at night the halos are worse then when I had cataracts! I am a private pilot. I am crossing my fingers for the October appointment but have my doubts. Sorry not sorry for saying this. My mother is with you. oh if anyone has restor please let me know how you like them! 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. 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! My doctor called Bausch and Lomb, I have written many letters to them complaining about the Z syndrome. Using both eyes makes me dizzy! I wake up almost every morning and my eyes are pink, and swollen. 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. 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