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Article: SA patients sue US maker of artificial lens.(News)
- Article from:
- The Saturday Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- August 11, 2007
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BYLINE: Bronwynne Esbach
Eye specialists across the country have performed corrective surgery on hundreds of elderly patients after faulty lenses provided by an American-based company were implanted.
Last week, British attorney Duncan Stackhouse travelled to the US to negotiate an out-of-court settlement on behalf of 171 victims from South Africa, Britain and Saudi Arabia.
It is believed that 125 of these victims are South Africans. The lenses were also exported to Brazil and India.
The lenses, called Aquasense, were made by Ophthalmic Innovations and packaged by Quadra. Reports indicated that the lenses, used for patients with ...