VisionAuthorities Laser Eye Center Of Carolina Dr. Dean Dornic, MD - I am suicidal from chronic pain after LASIK with Dr. Dean Dornic, MD Cary, North Carolina

I had disastrous LASIK peformed by Dr. Dean Dornic in 2007. On the day of surgery I had second thoughts - the office staff was very pushy, instructing me to take three valiums and THEN decide to have the surgery. How is a person to make a logical decision about an irreversible medical procedure under the influence of powerful drugs? I went ahead with the surgery, and as a result, I face many life-altering complications that I now know are common after LASIK.

I feel that Dr. Dean Dornic does not throughly pre-screen his patients for dry eye. I clearly told Dr. Dean Dornic and his office staff that I was unable to wear contact lenses due to dry eye, which is a red flag for the development for serious post-LASIK dry eye - YET they told me that I was a good canidate for the surgery!

After surgery, I immedately experienced overwhelming pain that continues to this day. LASIK surgery invovles cutting into the cornea, severing crucial corneal nerves, resulting in chronic nerve and dry eye pain in many patients.

I am currently on 3 medications to handle the pain and anxiety I feel as a result of my LASIK disaster with Dr. Dean Dornic. Dr. Dean Dornic and his staff were very impatient with me after the surgery, insisting that 'there is no medical reason' for my pain, although there is much peer-reviewed medical literature to support the existance and mechanism of post-LASIK eye pain!

I have missed countless days of work, my family does not understand what I am going though... I am in constant pain and the meds to control the pain make me groggy.

I want others to know about the comfort and quality of life that I have LOST, so that they can make a more informed decision about LASIK eye surgery.

From the FDA transcripts:
Dr. I Howard Fine, Past President of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery:

'As we all know, Lasik transects the cornea nerves, therefore inducing dry eyes in most patients.'
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/01/transcripts/3806t1.doc

Even the FDA now warns that LASIK dry eye can be permanent!

Ben
Raleigh, North Carolina
U.S.A.