| Brent Hanson - LASIKFRAUD.com 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| E. L. I.,
Plaintiff,
vs
Nicholas C. Caro, M.D. and S.C., both
individually and d/b/a St. George Corrective
Vision Center, Kyle W. Rippel, O.D., P.C.,
and James A. Vitale, O.D. and S.C.,
Defendants.
In this ophthalmology - eye - surgery malpractice lawsuit, this
47-year-old plaintiff alleged that on March 27, 1997, she underwent
bilateral LASIK eye surgery without being given adequate informed
consent regarding possible problems with her connective tissue
disorder, rheumatoid arthritis and dry eyes. As a result she allegedly
had severe loss of vision in both eyes from "corneal melting" and there
was a period of about two and one-half months when she was legally
blind.
On July 7, 2003, Dr. Vitale was dismissed and the next day court
convened, and on the 11th, Dr. Rippel settled out.
Mrs. I's lawyer argued that Dr. Caro, among other things, didn't tell
her she was at increased risk because of her pre-existing conditions,
didn't give her proper informed consent and also should have only done
one eye at a time instead of both.
Dr. Caro's lawyer, among other things, argued that Dr. Caro was truly a
pioneer in his field as he had done over seven thousand such
procedures, taught all over the world, and that Mrs. I. did have proper
informed consent as she viewed a video prior to surgery and also signed
a four page consent form, some of which stated that sometimes further
surgery would be necessary (she underwent two more procedures), and
that her vision might actually get worse.
On July 15, 2003, the jury found Dr. Caro not liable.
Source: www.malpracticeweb.com/caro_ir.htm
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