New Jersey Eye Center Agrees For Settlement Of $2.1 Million For LASIK Malpractice Lawsuit
A 47 year old man has received $2.1 million in an out-of-court settlement of a malpractice lawsuit after a LASIK procedure left him legally blind. This New Jersey based patient and his wife have received the settlement in a lawsuit against Dr. Joseph Dello Russo and the New Jersey Eye Center.
Thus the lawsuit is part of a group of 16 malpractice suits filed against Dr. Dello Russo for negligently performing LASIK.
This Bedminster based couples have accused that the LASIK procedure performed by Dr. Dello Russo in 2000 left Dell-Ermo legally blind (vision worse than 20/400 without corrective lenses). The lawsuit says that Dr. Dello Russo was at fault because he did not recognize that Dell'Ermo was not a candidate for Lasik and that he had steep corneas. Also the lawsuit charges that Dr. Dello Russo caused a condition known as ectasia to occur in Dell'Ermo's eyes during the course of the procedure. It is worthwhile to mention that the ectasia is a progressive condition which will ultimately require him to have corneal transplants in both eyes.
Source: Bio Optics World
Filed under Eye Diseases, Eye Surgery, Lasik Eye Surgery
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