Ophthalmological Malpractice
Ophthalmologic Malpractice Lawyer in White Plains, NY
Vision is an important sense, which we use to navigate this world. We rely on eye care specialists such as ophthalmologists and optometrists to help us maintain or correct our vision. Whether it is prescribing glasses, contacts or corrective eye surgery, eye care specialists can play an important role in many people's lives.
Unfortunately, there are instances when optometrists fail to diagnose eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration (a disease that destroys your vision) causing a serious eye disease to worsen. There are also instances where inexperienced or unattentive ophthalmologists improperly perform eye surgery causing terrible vision problems and even blindness. Recently, laser or Lasik surgery has become a popular elective surgery for those people who do not want to rely on glasses or contacts. It has also become very lucrative for many ophthalmologists. While a skilled ophthalmologist can use these surgeries to permanently correct a person's vision an unskilled or negligent ophthalmologist could take someone's vision away.
Some common examples of ophthalmologic malpractice include:
- Failure to diagnose and treat ocular cancer
- Failure to diagnose and treat retinal detachment
- Failure to diagnose and treat macular degenerative disease
- Cataract surgical errors
- Laser surgery errors
- Failure to diagnose glaucoma
- Failure to refer to a specialist
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