Bay City, MI asked in Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury for Michigan

Q: Had a meningioma brain tumor surgery June 13, 2022. The surgery went okay. After care scratched his right eye now blind

My husband had the surgery. Somehow his eye got scratched. Now he can't see anything. Everything is blurry and double vision. We had to go to an eye specialist. They said there was a deep scratch in his eye. They had to sew it half shut because he can't close it all the way. We have to do continuous care.

Of course, there were complications from the surgery itself, healing process, but that was discussed before.

He is more or less blinded in his right eye.

Is there anything we can do?

2 Lawyer Answers
Joel Gary Selik
Joel Gary Selik
Answered
  • Medical Malpractice Lawyer
  • Las Vegas, NV

A: If the scratch was caused by the doctors or nurses, or if that is likely what happened, there may be a case b

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Dana B. Carron
Dana B. Carron
Answered
  • Medical Malpractice Lawyer
  • Detroit, MI
  • Licensed in Michigan

A: You may have a good lawsuit, since the injury was not something that you were at risk to expect from the surgery. You will need to go into more details with an attorney, to allow them to review this matter before reaching a final conclusion to determine whether this matter can move forward and is worth proceeding on in court. We handle these matters and can help you, or you can use the other information that you find on this website, or elsewhere on the internet, to find someone else to contact.

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