Dr. Dudley Sued For LASIK Surgery Malpractice
January 9th, 2012
January 9, 2012
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Travis Wilke and
Cyrene Wilke v. Stephen S. Dudley, M.D., Optivision Eye Care, LLP, the Eye
Clinic of the Fox Valley, S.C., et al.
Circuit Court Branch,
Outagamie County, Wisconsin
DR. DUDLEY SUED FOR LASIK SURGERY MALPRACTICE
On December 29, 2011, Travis Wilke filed a complaint against Stephen S. Dudley, M.D., Optivision Eye Care, LLP, and the Eye Clinic of the Fox Valley, S.C., in the Circuit Court of the State of Wisconsin, for the negligent performance of LASIK
surgery.
The Complaint alleges that in January 1998, Mr. Wilke presented at Optivision for consultation for LASIK surgery. Optivision doctors explained to Mr. Wilke that at that point, he was not a good candidate for the surgery, due to the condition of his corneas. They directed Mr. Wilke to return for periodic examinations, in the hope that the LASIK technology might improve. Mr. Wilke returned to Optivision for consultations in October 2002, August 2004, and November 2006.
During his examination on November 28, 2006, Dr. Dudley told Mr. Wilke that he was a suitable candidate for LASIK surgery, even though his pre-surgical screening revealed abnormal corneas. In fact, Mr. Wilke had keratoconus, for which
LASIK surgery was a known contraindication. On January 18, 2007, while failing to appreciate that surgery was contraindicated, Dr. Dudley performed the negligent LASIK surgery upon both of Mr. Wilke’s eyes.
When the surgery failed, leaving Mr. Wilke with blurry vision in his left eye. Dr. Dudley scheduled corrective surgery, which in the LASIK industry is euphemistically referred to as an “enhancement,” for August 23, 2007. Due to the condition of Mr. Wilke’s left eye, his enhancement was also contraindicated. Accordingly, the second surgery actually made Mr. Wilke’s vision worse. As a result of the repeated, contraindicated surgeries, Mr. Wilke developed post-LASIK ectasia in both eyes.
Ectasia is a disorder that causes progressive thinning and weakening of the cornea. Patients with ectasia, including Mr. Wilke, suffer from problems related not only to the clarity of their vision, or visual acuity, but also to the quality of their vision, including without limitation, halos, blurry vision, glare, ghosting, starbursts, double vision, light sensitivity, contrast sensitivity, loss of depth perception, difficulty driving, especially at night, headaches, dry eyes, and foreign body sensation.
Mr. Wilke lives with his wife, Cyrene, in Kimberly, Wisconsin.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilke are represented by the Law Office of Todd J. Krouner in Chappaqua, New York, and Gingras, Cates & Luebke, S.C., of Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Krouner represents victims of LASIK surgery throughout the United States.
Mr. Gingras has extensive experience in litigating medical malpractice actions.
A copy of the complaint is available here. For further information, please contact Todd J. Krouner, Esq., at (914) 238-5800, or Robert J. Gingras, Esq., at (608) 833-2632.
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