Former Airline Pilot Awarded $4 Million in Case Involving LASIK Surgery
June 3, 2002
In the largest personal injury verdict to date involving "LASIK" eye surgery, an Arizona jury awarded a former United Airlines pilot $4 million for injuries he sustained due to the procedure. Steve Post, 35, underwent laser-eye surgery in May 2000 to correct nearsightedness. While on a test run two weeks before he was to return to work, Post experienced night glare. Doctors told Post that his night vision had been damaged, likely due to the LASIK surgery three months earlier. After losing his job because of his injuries, Post filed suit against University Physicians, Inc, alleging he was the victim of improper screening by his optometrist. The unprecedented case saw one of the nation's leading LASIK surgeons, Jeffrey Machat, testify on behalf of the plaintiff.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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