an excerpt from the LASIK SOS website
http://www.lasikSOS.com/
5. VIP FRAUD.
In my own pre-op consultations with "Doctor" Gordon, I said something along the lines of, "What's the downside of this here LASIK ?" "Doctor" Gordon said, "Well, I've had laser surgery, and I use a few eyedrops now and then."
What would you do if you went to a dentist and asked a question about a root canal - and he told you about his experience with getting a crown put in ? You might think that that dentist is dishonest.
That is exactly how I feel about "Doctor" Gordon. In my opinion, "Doctor" Gordon lied to close the sale. But the story doesn't stop there.
Some time after I had LASIK, "Doctor" Gordon went on national television to discuss LASIK. Appearing with "Doctor" Gordon was "Doctor" Roger Steinert, one of the VIP LASIK surgeons in the Boston area. In the context of a show on LASIK, "Doctor" Steinert presented his experience with "Doctor" Gordon, to convince the audience that, "LASIK is Safe." There's only one little problem.
"Doctor" Gordon and "Doctor" Steinert performed PRK on each other. Not LASIK.
While we're talking about VIP Fraud, let's discuss "Doctor" Tooma. As I have stated, "Doctor" Tooma has a patient on whom he performed LASIK in January 1999. That patient has experienced chronic eye pain since that time - pain which becomes excruciating when that patient uses their eyes. That patient has since been discovered to have large quantities of microscopic metal dust in their corneas.
Shortly afterwards, another patient, whose initials are T.J., visited "Doctor" Tooma for a pre-op consultation. T.J. stated affirmatively to me that "Doctor" Tooma told her he had no complications. Although, at that time, "Doctor" Tooma had one patient with a quite catastrophic complication. In my opinion, "Doctor" Tooma lied when he told T.J. that he "had no complications."
Unfortunately, the plot thickens. The patient with the metal dust embedded in their cornea, and the constant eye-pain, participated in a clinical trial when they had their LASIK. That clinical trial was conducted in conjunction with a local university. When we called that university to request a copy of the record of that patient's participation in that clinical trial, we were told that there was NO RECORD of that patient's participation in that clinical trial. It appears to me that "Doctor" Tooma removed that patient's record from the clinical trial.
Subsequently, given that that patient's surgery was performed using a Technolas 116 and that Technolas is owned by Bausch & Lomb, I perused the Bausch literature. Lo and behold, there's "Doctor" Tooma himself in the Bausch annual report.
Now, I'm a design engineer. I know that equipment manufacturers loan expensive equipment to potential customers.
I'm also a human being. And common sense tells me that you don't get your picture in an annual report by being loaned an expensive ophthalmic laser workstation, and using it to cripple a patient. You can, however, get your picture in an annual report by borrowing the surgical workstation, and reporting back that "it works great."
Unfortunately, it doesn't end there. The patient with the constant pain and the metal dust went to see "Doctor" Steinert for help. That's right, the patient flew across the country, to get help with LASIK complications. At that time, "Doctor" Steinert had access to a Tomey Confoscan confocal microscope. He examined that patient's corneas. He then returned the confocal microscope to Fortune Technologies. I subsequently spoke to "Dave McLellan", at Fortune Technologies. He stated affirmatively that he specifically remembered the machine he had loaned to "Doctor" Steinert . He also stated affirmatively that, when the machine was returned to him, all patient records were deleted.
That patient subsequently was examined by an experienced corneal specialist, with many years of experience using confocal microscopes to look at human corneas. He told that patient that he saw a huge amount of microscopic metal debris embedded in their cornea.
So, what did "Doctor" Steinert see ? Nothing ? In that case, although he is a VIP refractive surgeon, he is a newby when it comes to corneal microscopy. Or, something far more sinister. You see, there's a word for deleting or altering patient medical records. It's called "spoliation". In the state of Massachusetts, where "Doctor" Steinert practices "medicine", spoliation of medical records is grounds for revocation of one's medical license.
In my opinion, "Doctor" Steinert saw the metal debris embedded in the patient's cornea. In my opinion, instead of helping the patient, "Doctor" Steinert risked the loss of his own medical license, to protect "Doctor" Tooma.
In my opinion, that's not all "Doctor" Steinert was protecting. He was protecting the entire LASIK gravy train. You see, should it ever be made public that LASIK regularly leaves metal dust embedded in patient corneas, LASIK will be history.
I do not use the term "VIP" LASIK surgeon lightly. For sure,"Doctor" Gordon is one of the most experienced refractive surgeons in San Diego. "Doctor" Tooma's staff states affirmatively that he has performed 30,000 LASIK procedures himself, without making it clear whether that includes enhancements. "Doctor" Steinert himself is one of the most experienced refractive surgeons in the Boston area.
In other words, I have just finished describing the dastardly deeds, not of some cut-rate fake-degree shyster, but of some of the most prominent names in the LASIK industry.
Are you sure you want to trust your corneal health to these people ? Please note, they're among the "best in the business."
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an excerpt from the LASIK SOS website
http://www.lasikSOS.com/
5. VIP FRAUD.
In my own pre-op consultations with "Doctor" Gordon, I said something along the lines of, "What's the downside of this here LASIK ?" "Doctor" Gordon said, "Well, I've had laser surgery, and I use a few eyedrops now and then."
What would you do if you went to a dentist and asked a question about a root canal - and he told you about his experience with getting a crown put in ? You might think that that dentist is dishonest.
That is exactly how I feel about "Doctor" Gordon. In my opinion, "Doctor" Gordon lied to close the sale. But the story doesn't stop there.
Some time after I had LASIK, "Doctor" Gordon went on national television to discuss LASIK. Appearing with "Doctor" Gordon was "Doctor" Roger Steinert, one of the VIP LASIK surgeons in the Boston area. In the context of a show on LASIK, "Doctor" Steinert presented his experience with "Doctor" Gordon, to convince the audience that, "LASIK is Safe." There's only one little problem.
"Doctor" Gordon and "Doctor" Steinert performed PRK on each other. Not LASIK.
While we're talking about VIP Fraud, let's discuss "Doctor" Tooma. As I have stated, "Doctor" Tooma has a patient on whom he performed LASIK in January 1999. That patient has experienced chronic eye pain since that time - pain which becomes excruciating when that patient uses their eyes. That patient has since been discovered to have large quantities of microscopic metal dust in their corneas.
Shortly afterwards, another patient, whose initials are T.J., visited "Doctor" Tooma for a pre-op consultation. T.J. stated affirmatively to me that "Doctor" Tooma told her he had no complications. Although, at that time, "Doctor" Tooma had one patient with a quite catastrophic complication. In my opinion, "Doctor" Tooma lied when he told T.J. that he "had no complications."
Unfortunately, the plot thickens. The patient with the metal dust embedded in their cornea, and the constant eye-pain, participated in a clinical trial when they had their LASIK. That clinical trial was conducted in conjunction with a local university. When we called that university to request a copy of the record of that patient's participation in that clinical trial, we were told that there was NO RECORD of that patient's participation in that clinical trial. It appears to me that "Doctor" Tooma removed that patient's record from the clinical trial.
Subsequently, given that that patient's surgery was performed using a Technolas 116 and that Technolas is owned by Bausch & Lomb, I perused the Bausch literature. Lo and behold, there's "Doctor" Tooma himself in the Bausch annual report.
Now, I'm a design engineer. I know that equipment manufacturers loan expensive equipment to potential customers.
I'm also a human being. And common sense tells me that you don't get your picture in an annual report by being loaned an expensive ophthalmic laser workstation, and using it to cripple a patient. You can, however, get your picture in an annual report by borrowing the surgical workstation, and reporting back that "it works great."
Unfortunately, it doesn't end there. The patient with the constant pain and the metal dust went to see "Doctor" Steinert for help. That's right, the patient flew across the country, to get help with LASIK complications. At that time, "Doctor" Steinert had access to a Tomey Confoscan confocal microscope. He examined that patient's corneas. He then returned the confocal microscope to Fortune Technologies. I subsequently spoke to "Dave McLellan", at Fortune Technologies. He stated affirmatively that he specifically remembered the machine he had loaned to "Doctor" Steinert . He also stated affirmatively that, when the machine was returned to him, all patient records were deleted.
That patient subsequently was examined by an experienced corneal specialist, with many years of experience using confocal microscopes to look at human corneas. He told that patient that he saw a huge amount of microscopic metal debris embedded in their cornea.
So, what did "Doctor" Steinert see ? Nothing ? In that case, although he is a VIP refractive surgeon, he is a newby when it comes to corneal microscopy. Or, something far more sinister. You see, there's a word for deleting or altering patient medical records. It's called "spoliation". In the state of Massachusetts, where "Doctor" Steinert practices "medicine", spoliation of medical records is grounds for revocation of one's medical license.
In my opinion, "Doctor" Steinert saw the metal debris embedded in the patient's cornea. In my opinion, instead of helping the patient, "Doctor" Steinert risked the loss of his own medical license, to protect "Doctor" Tooma.
In my opinion, that's not all "Doctor" Steinert was protecting. He was protecting the entire LASIK gravy train. You see, should it ever be made public that LASIK regularly leaves metal dust embedded in patient corneas, LASIK will be history.
I do not use the term "VIP" LASIK surgeon lightly. For sure,"Doctor" Gordon is one of the most experienced refractive surgeons in San Diego. "Doctor" Tooma's staff states affirmatively that he has performed 30,000 LASIK procedures himself, without making it clear whether that includes enhancements. "Doctor" Steinert himself is one of the most experienced refractive surgeons in the Boston area.
In other words, I have just finished describing the dastardly deeds, not of some cut-rate fake-degree shyster, but of some of the most prominent names in the LASIK industry.
Are you sure you want to trust your corneal health to these people ? Please note, they're among the "best in the business."