LASIK Doctor Charged With Fraud

An Indiana ophthalmologist has been indicted by a grand jury on counts of healthcare fraud, criminal conspiracy, and wire fraud charges. The doctor and his wife, who worked in the same ophthalmology office, have been accused of falsely diagnosing cataracts and other refractive vision disorders in order to perform unnecessary surgeries.

These types of stories are nightmares for anyone considering LASIK or other refractive procedures, and they are the reason it is very important you never cut corners when choosing a LASIK eye surgeon.

When looking for a LASIK eye surgeon, it's important that you find a surgeon that you can trust. Not only did the LASIK eye surgeons in this case lie to patients in order to perform costly procedures, they went back and altered medical records to make it look like the patients actually needed the vision correction.

Some of the unneeded surgeries performed by the eye surgeons were done on children. Several of these procedures even resulted in the patients getting injured or harmed.

To make sure that you get the vision care that you need from a doctor you can trust, you should make an initial consultation with at least a few different LASIK eye surgeons. During your initial consultation, ask your potential ophthalmologist about his credentials and for patient referrals.

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