Q: Eye injury during visit to the eye doctor. What action can we take?
Hi there. My mother recently sustained a severe corneal abrasion after a visit to the eye doctor. There is a tool eye doctors use to measure the eyes fluid pressure (I believe it's called a tonometer), this tool has to be placed very close to the patients eye when it's used. The doctor attending my mother mishandled the tool and also allowed an assistant at the office to use the tool on my mother as well (as part of a "training" excersize) the assistant who was allowed to use this tool on my mother is not a certified medical practitioner. What kind of legal action can she take? Thank you.
A: She may have medical malpractice claim. Much will depend on the severity and/or permanency of her injury. Medical malpractice cases are time-consuming and expensive for a lawyer to pursue. Best thing to do would be to seek a free consultation with a medical malpractice lawyer who can go into this in more detail.
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