My father will be seeing an optometrist who will be doing his cataract surgery and he wants me to check and see if I can find out over the internet if he has ever been successfully sued for medical malpractice.  He is nervous about anyone doing surgery on his eyes.  Thank you for your help!
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Most state medical boards have a website where you can find this information.  Try looking here to find your local state medical board's website: http://www.docboard.org/docfinder.html
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It's certainly beyond unprofessional and unethical.  \n\nIf someone referred you to this person, please contact your referrer about this doctor.  If you know of what hospital they are affiliated with, please also inform the hospital as well.\n\nI'm assuming you are an American.  Please contact your local AMA as well.  From their website: "1. A physician shall be dedicated to providing competent medical care, with compassion and respect for human dignity and rights."\n\nHowever, none of this is legally enforceable. You have no LEGAL recourse except for a malpractice suit, which may help you with your feelings but won't have any effect on this doctor except to possibly raise her malpractice insurance rates.  Malpractice is just considered part of the job nowadays.\n\n(If you are from another country, putting your country of origin in the question may help get a better answer. )\n\nIf you would do me a favor, I would appreciate if you could go to my blog and comment.  I have an entry that is pertinent to this issue and I would appreciate feedback\nThe entry: http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-yY6VqgMrYqc5o1.b6JGxeg--?p=7\n\nThe introduction: http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-yY6VqgMrYqc5o1.b6JGxeg--?p=18
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Our legal system is based in English law, My question to you is how do you differentiate between a frivolous lawsuit and one that has merit. If a Dr. cuts off the wrong leg shouldn't he be held responsible for it. I know that is extreme, but some company's put out dangerous products and without a warning some people would get hurt. How do you best decide who is responsible if not in a court of law. I admit some lawsuits are just plain wrong, but how would you suppose that it be decided.
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It is very hard to prove medical malpractice because let's face it, docs have the money for the good attorneys. But you should start with a medical malpractice attorney who should be able to tell you if you have a legitimate case or not.
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I've had LASIK and to tell you the truth, I think it was the best thing for me.\n\nI was totally freaked out before I had it done!  I kept working myself up.\n\nI've had problems with my eyes for quite a while.  My contacts used to get really dried out and I would have to take them out and wear glasses by 5:30/6:00 p.m.\n\nYou can't feel anything.  They put drops in your eyes to numb them.  You can see what's going on, but not really.  All you see is a red light.  That's all.\n\nMy surgery cost about $2K an eye.  There are other places that are cheaper/more expensive.  You should shop around to see what kind of prices you can get and what qualifications the doctors have.\n\nI know that may sound like a lot of money, but when you think about it, you're saving the money on the glasses, contacts and contact solution.\n\nIf you want more info you can email me.  Hope this helped.
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A lawyer or anyone else cannot be sued for malpractice or negligence unless there is a relationship between them that establishes a duty. That usually means money paid for specific advice for a specific situation. The answers on here do not constitute advice, only opinion or information, because there is no money and no legal relationship between the asker and the answerer.\n\nAnd there is no difference under what's left of the Napoleonic Code in Louisiana.
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I don't understand how you want people from all over the world to help your father? I really don't think that doctors sit on Yahoo giving out free medical advice, either. Nurses do though. I'll pray for your father. I'm sorry but that is all I can do for him. GOD BLESS YOU AND HIM!
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No way to tell his prescription without seeing his glasses. You can't just pull a number out of your ass and give it to a reputable doctor and get glasses from it. He needs to see a doctor to get a prescription.
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I thought that you might find this informative to say the least. It will give you a better idea of what you are dealing with, unfortunately I am willing to bet that because of the situation a lawsuit may not even be considered. Sounds as if this is not a ordinary condition such as dealing with your gall bladder or appendix. In cases where they try different things in order to fix a problem that is not common it makes it difficult to prove that there is really any negligence involved. Case in point, my brother in law had lung cancer, they treated him for pneumonia for the year before it was actually diagnosis as cancer. In the mean time it had turned to small cell lung cancer, which basically is a death sentence. He died. Now the thing was is that because he was a smoker and had smoked his whole life he had symptoms of lung disease the cancer shows up on xrays very much like pneumonia and lung disease, where they negligent, well according to the lawyers my sister talked to NO. But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't consult with a medical malpractice lawyer just to be sure. The thing that I would do is get a notebook and document everything that has happened so far while it is still fresh in your minds. Have everyone that is involved write down everything they can remember. That will help when you go to talk with the lawyer. Also don't let anyone from the hopital know that you might take action. The lawyer can and will request all information and records involved in his care. Then they have people(experts) who can really tear things apart and decipher what just went on to see if there was medical malpractice.\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000068.htm\n\n\nAlso upon reading that article above from the link, a collapsed lung is not an uncommon thing with this condition. That I am sorry to say. Meaning, it can happen spontaniously without any trauma but just because of what is going on. Sounds like you are in for a tough time. I am truly sorry for your family and brother. My prayers will be with you.
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Perhaps you can tune us in as to what mistakes the hospital performed. Was it the physicians, the nurses, the structure of the building? You see, some lawyers are offered plenty of money to keep their mouths shut. My father tried suing a company who almost caused his death. All I can say is money that slid under the table did not cause the court to rule in his favor. His lawyer wasnt the best guy out there either.\n\nMy advise to you is hold on to that determination. Go to court, if you feel your case needs to be heard again appeal. If it closes wait a while and then re-open it. Whatever you do though, DO NOT GIVE IN, DO NOT GIVE UP.\n\nI hope you resolve this matter successfully.
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Do do do be careful!!!\nOne friend had it and did fine.\nAnother is having 1-2 surgeries a month on both eyes to correct what they did to her with Lasik--she walks around with a squint. I'm afraid she may loose her vision because of this.
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No. Once the damage is done, it's done.  I had such bad vision and astigmatism for years.  My contacts had to be specially ordered at $500 a pop.  I gave in 5 1/2 years ago and had LASIK.  Let me tell you, it was the best thing I've ever done.  I can't tell you how great it's been.  But, I understand the cost can be quite intimidating.  I spent over $3k having mine done, but in the past 5 years, it has already paid for itself.  The technology keeps getting better, so you should seriously consider it, and look into financing options.
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DEAR SIR\n            In india arvind eye hospital is in very good  running in eye care management.Here by u can see this website "http://www.aravind.org/  & try to know wether ur needed treatment is available or not.
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yes!  my sister had lasik and has had all kinds of eye problems since then, going back for several follow up visits and now they say, oops, you might go blind in that eye but that's a risk if you look at the small print.  there was also a radio announcer in our area that had lasik and ended up having continual problems.  on the other hand, 3 other siblings had lasik without a problem.  there are alternatives if you have a stigmatism, but it's more complicated and the buy one get one free docs don't do it
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I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Any time one has a major surgery there is a chance of not making it through the surgery My mom,in 2003 went to her doctor(regular visit) and he sent her to the hospital they ran the usual tests and told her they would not release her,that she had no choice but to have a quadruple by-pass.So she did,she came through the surgery fine. It took a few months for her to regain her strength,she never seemed to recover from a deep depression.18 months later she died peacefully in her sleep.What concerns me,the quadruple was a fairly new venture in heart surgery at the time.Within 6 months of her surgery,her boyfriend was told he needed the same surgery.and one month later mom's younger brother was told he needed a quadruple by pass.at the same time  a friend of mine had the surgery then the doctor tells his wife she needed the same surgery a month or so later another friend of mine had to have the same surgery!These people live in different states But...they were all on social security and medicaid or medicare.There may not be any connection or anything.But it just strikes me as odd that all these people I know had to have the same surgery.I have even wondered"were these doctors using these people as guinea pigs for practice? My Mom was 70 when she died.There's no doubt that many people need this type surgery.Maybe I am just being paranoid!I guess I am still very upset at the fact the doctor said the surgery would add 10 to 15 years to her life.Her death was totally unexpected.She was not complaining of pain or feeling sick or anything. I pray your Grandpa will have a good out come on his surgery!
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Absolutely!  I just had it in Feb and it's the most amazing thing in the world to be able to see normally without glasses or contacts.  Do your research first and find a board certified surgeon - this is not the time to look for sale prices.  There is nothing to be scared of, it does not hurt at all and it's done in like 2 minutes per eye.  Good luck!
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This question is unanswerable in its current form.  Is this for a heart TRANSPLANT denial?  What state, and preferably what metropolitan region or hopsital is it?  Have you contacted a medical malpractice attorney at this point?  Did the hospital describe any factors that contributed to its decision to deny the transplant?  The best recommendation is to perform a Google search for medical malpractice attorneys in your area, particularly those who have found success at your hospital.  You'd then have to talk to the attorneys there and see if they could offer any assistance for this type of matter.