InjuryORZ
LIPIFLOW
Received Feb 14, 2018 · Event occurred Jan 31, 2018
Report MW5075277 · MDR key 7273444
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Product code (ORZ)
Device
Generic name
Eyelid Thermal Pulsation System
Manufacturer
UnkProduct problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
Patient
51 YR
- Conjunctivitis
- Burning Sensation
- Excessive Tear Production
- Conjunctivitis
- Burning Sensation
- Excessive Tear Production
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
WITHIN DAYS OF HAVING THE PROCEDURE USING THE MEDICAL DEVICE KNOWN AS LIPIFLOW PERFORMED ON BOTH MY EYES. I DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS: CONSTANT TEARING, STINGING AND BURNING SENSATION, SWOLLEN EYES LIDS, CONJUNCTIVITIS, AND WORSENING VISUAL ACUITY. I HAD SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO BE TREATED WITH A MYRIAD OF DRUGS, INCLUDING LOTEMAX AND PREDNISOLONE EYE DROPS, ETC. MY EYE DOCTOR, DR. (B)(6), (B)(6), HAS HAD TO EXAMINE ME TWICE SINCE HE PERFORMED THE LIPIFLOW PROCEDURE. I AM PRESENTLY SCHEDULED TO SEE HIM AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME LATER THIS MORNING.