Lasik Complications

Depression and Suicide

Risks of LASIK

We are presenting this information because people, particularly prospective LASIK patients, need to know that LASIK complications may have a profound negative impact on quality of life. If you are experiencing depression or suicidal thoughts after LASIK, please get professional help. If you are in crises and need immediate help, click here, call 1-800-273-8255, or call 911.

Picture of Jessica Starr who took her life after Lasik surgery.

Jessica Starr

was a meteorologist, wife, and mother of 2 small children. She ended her life on December 12, 2018, two months after she went in for laser eye surgery to correct her vision. Jessica’s husband, Dan, talked about Jessica’s struggles with her Lasik complications after the surgery with her employer, Fox2 Detroit.

Max Cronin

had his whole life ahead of him, filled with promise. Max joined the U.S. Army and served in the war in Iraq. In 2009 while stationed at Ft. Hood, Max had Lasik eye surgery. After leaving the Army, Max returned to Texas. In July, 2015, Max opted to have a PRK laser eye surgery retreatment because his vision was declining. 

 

Max experienced several Lasik complications such as dry eyes, constant eye pain, declining vision, corneal haze, and night driving problems. The complications he suffered took a huge toll on his quality of life and prevented him from working and continuing his education. To add insult to injury, Max felt that his laser eye surgeon was arrogant and lacked compassion. Max wrote several suicide letters stating that he was going to kill himself because his laser eye surgery had ruined his eyes and his life.

Colin Dorrian

28, was a promising patent attorney and medical school student when he sought relief from a chronic dry eye condition by undergoing Lasik laser eye surgery. However, rather than improving his vision and freeing him from his contacts, the Lasik complications left him with so much eye pain and fuzzy vision that after six years, he took his own life. Dorrian should never have been allowed to have the surgery. His pupils were overly large, and he suffered from extreme dryness of the eyes—two conditions that should have disqualified him from having the procedure. And yet he was cleared for it. Watch this video of Colin’s father testifying at an FDA hearing on Lasik.

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