The lawsuit, filed earlier this week, alleges that Kingerski was not properly informed of safer alternatives to LASIK eye surgery or the possible risks that can come with the procedure — and that as a result, he couldn’t make an informed decision.<\/p>\n
Following Kingerski’s suicide last year, his family spoke out about the side effects he suffered before his death, which they say included headaches, floaters, dark spots, and double vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
![\"kdka](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/snapshot-2025-05-19t192046-493.jpg#.jpeg\")
<\/p>\n
Ryan Kingerski died by suicide last year at the age of 26 after his family said he suffered debilitating side effects from LASIK surgery.<\/p>\n
Kingerski Family<\/p>\n
“He left us a note that said, ‘I can’t take this anymore. Lasik took everything from me.’ That’s the note that we got left,” Ryan’s father Timothy said last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last year, LasikPlus declined to do an interview, but said partly in a statement that “there is no clinical evidence linking suicide to LASIK eye surgery.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
LasikPlus said that patients are provided with a copy of an informed consent form during pre-operative appointments and that form addresses recognized risks, benefits, and alternatives of the proposed procedure.<\/p>\n
About 500,000 Americans undergo LASIK every year, and the American Refractive Surgery Council says the complication rate is less than 1%, pointing out how successful LASIK has been for most people.<\/p>\n
If you or someone you know might be at risk of suicide, there is help. In the U.S., call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or visit\u00a0988lifeline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n