Here is an example of a case, is that I recently treated
A man was robbed and suffered a fracture of the bone around the eye. One of the muscles that control movement of the eye was slightly in the broken bone stuck. The result was that he could move his eyes at a certain point. Since he only his eyes move up to a certain point, he had some double vision. However, if one eye, he had a perfect view in mind that the movement had been restricted.
The man went toan ophthalmologist, who was connected with his family doctor. The ophthalmologist examined the man and assured him that the procedure "routine" and there was nothing to fear. "The doctor had this type of surgery done many times before," he said. The plan was to remove the muscle from the bone fragment, and then fix the bone. "They should have no problem with sight after the operation," said the optometrist.
The patient had the surgery as planned. He has never tried asecond opinion, as he asserts, was the ophthalmologist capable to do the procedure. He was never mentioned, was of an ophthalmologist, not only this type of surgery. The reason, as I learned later was that the medical group did not want to give the patient an "outside" doctor, because they would lose money if he was operated on elsewhere.
Operation went well, so that the patient or thoughts. A patch catch your eye, and he was invited back the next day. The next day he returned to theDoctor's office, had removed the pavement and was asked: "Well, what do you mean?" The patient replied, "I see nothing. Did you remove the patch?"
In desperation, the eye doctor quickly examined the patient and found that there appeared a great problem-optic dead. You should repeat the patient immediately after surgery, later that day. The patient is operated on the afternoon in an attempt to back his vision. During the second operation, I have learned during theCourse of action the patient that the doctor first checks the muscles. That was good. The doctor reviewed the MRI that was taken directly before the second operation. The MRI showed that the optic nerve was cut through and through. It was torn into two halves. That is why the patient lost his vision.
Despite the MRI found that the eye doctor confirmed this unfortunate fact in the second operation. There was nothing to be done, could to fix the severed optic nerve. The patient wouldnever see again in the eye.
While the complaint of the patients I have learned that the eye doctor had done only a handful of these procedures. Most of these cases were of specialist eye doctors that this procedure done on a regular basis. During the event, the ophthalmologist lawyer tries to get the doctor dismissed from the case and claimed that this doctor everything possible to help the patient was. Yes, everything is done after this doctor had been negligent andcarelessly cut the optic nerve. The two most important issues in the case were (1) that the doctor did not have enough experience to do this operation, and (2) The doctor cut the nerve that controls eyesight and never acknowledged that the optic nerve has been solved . Because of the significant problems that have tried in this case the doctor who is himself from the case. I was able to obtain full and adequate compensation for the loss of vision of this man in front just before the case wentTrial.
Unfortunately for the patient, despite receiving substantial compensation, he will live his life with vision in only one eye. Every expert who reviewed this case confirms that this was entirely preventable medical errors.
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