| Brent Hanson - LASIKFRAUD.com 2005-09-24, 2:40 pm |
| N. K.,
Plaintiff,
vs
Nicholas Caro, M.D., Individually
and d/b/a St. George Corrective
Vision Surgery,
Defendant.
In this ophthalmology - eye - malpractice lawsuit, this plaintiff
claimed that after undergoing LASIK surgery on her right eye on April
30, 1999, she experienced difficulties with a serious candida fungal
infection which she followed-up with him on several occasions, which
consisted of cap cleanings, prescription of several antibiotics and a
steroid, until the following June 11th, her last visit. She
subsequently had to undergo a corneal transplant.
During trial, Mrs. K's attorney argued, among other things, that the
use of antibiotics over an extended period of time can lead to fungal
infections and that Dr. Caro had multiple chances to culture her eye to
find and treat the infection, but didn't. And Dr. Caro's attorney
argued that Dr. Caro met the standard of care in all ways, and
basically tried to discredit Mrs. K's expert witness who had never
examined or treated her, had never treated a post-LASIK fungal
infection, and does not even perform LASIK surgeries himself.
On December 3, 2004, another wildly out-of-control jury found Dr. Caro
liable for Mrs. K's claimed injuries, but only in the modest amount of
$50,000. That very likely will not even be enough to cover the costs
associated with litigating this suit.
Currently, this one is the second loss for Dr. Caro, out of six suits
that have gone to trial.
Source: www.malpracticeweb.com/caro_ko.htm
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