Nevada Bill Attempts to Eliminate Sub-Standard LASIK Procedures

The Nevada State Legislature is currently hearing a bill that will help prevent inferior LASIK surgery procedures by imposing harsh penalties on eye facilities that allow unlicensed ophthalmologists to perform laser eye surgery procedures.

This bill has been created in response to the discovery that Valley Eye Center in Las Vegas had been performing LASIK procedures with unlicensed physicians four days a week. One of these unlicensed physicians, Dr. Vikas Jain, had his Colorado medical license revoked after facing 22 medical malpractice claims for sub-par LASIK procedures.

Valley Eye Center has been closed down, and the licenses of the ophthalmologists working there have been suspended. The doctors are currently facing medical malpractice lawsuits related to 30 instances of patients whose LASIK procedures led to vision damage.

The Nevada bill will require all ophthalmology centers performing refractive surgery to have these procedures conducted by an eye surgeon licensed in the state of Nevada. If a refractive surgery center is operating without a license, it will be shut down.

While LASIK technology has advanced rapidly in recent years and the procedures have become very routine, it is still important to go to a highly skilled, experienced, and licensed ophthalmologist. If your surgery is performed by a doctor lacking the proper training and experience, you run the risk of suffering permanent vision damage.

You can use the links at the bottom of this page to find a qualified LASIK surgeon in your area.