Every year many Americans opt to get Lasik eye surgery as an alternative to wearing eyeglasses and contacts. This surgical procedure has helped millions improve their vision, but lasik surgery still faces criticism as many complications have arisen after surgery due to medical malpractice.
One Chicago eye doctor, Dr. Nicholas Caro, has been sued amazingly almost 50 times since the early 1990s, with 29 of the suits filed in the last decade.
Our firm’s San Diego personal injury lawyers know that medical malpractice is unfortunately a common occurance in the health field and medical mistakes lead to personal injury. Sometimes, a simple surgical procedure can lead to something much more damaging to a patient.
In one of the cases against Dr. Caro, a former patient, Karen Thiel, just wanted to see well without wearing contact lenses. Instead she became the victim of a botched procedure that seriously personally injured her cornea and resulted in persistent pain, a series of eye infections and permanent vision loss. Ten years after her surgery, the now-retired clerical worker says she still has trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses.
In 2007, a jury awarded Thiel 500,000 for past and future pain and suffering, help paying medical bills, and for past and future loss of a normal life.
Our San Diego personal injury attorneys believe that doctors are trained to treat patients who come to them with problems that need to be fixed. Sometimes doctors make mistakes, and when they do, hiring a personal injury lawyer to handle your medical malpractice lawsuit will ensure someone is on your side to fight for your rights.
Call us now at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a free consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney in San Diego and find out how we can help you. We speak English and Spanish, and we look forward to providing advice for your case. No fee if no recovery.
About Michael PinesMichael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.
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