From (on or about) February of 1996 until the date of October 11, 2006, it is alleged Nidek and the following doctors used "adulterated" lasers to perform Hyperopic (farsightedness) Laser in Situ Keratomilesis (LASIK) and/or Hyperopic PhotoRefractive Keratectomy (PRK) with a NIDEK EC-5000 Excimer Laser System prior to FDA approval:
NIDEK CO. LTD.; NIDEK INCORPORATED; NIDEK TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED; MANOJ V. MOTWANI, M.D., GARY M. KAWESCH, M.D., LINDA VU, M.D., JOSEPH LEE, M.D., FARZAD YAGHOUTI, M.D., RANDA M. GARRANA, M.D., THOMAS S. TOOMA, M.D., PAUL C. LEE, M.D., KEITH LIANG, M.D., ANTOINE L. GARABET, M.D., WILLIAM ELLIS, M.D., GREGG FEINERMAN, M.D., MICHAEL ROSE, M.D., JOHN KOWNACKI, M.D., STEVEN MA, M.D., Estate of GLENN A. KAWESCH, M.D., TLC VISION CORPORATION also dba TLC LASER EYE CENTERS, INC.; CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR REFRACTIVE SURGERY, A MEDICAL CORPORATION; LASER EYE CENTER MEDICAL OFFICE INC.; SOUTHWEST EYE CARE CENTERS INC.; and DOES 1 through 1000, inclusive.