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OMIC Publication Archives
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Closed Claim Studies
- A Medical Board Investigation Handled Perfectly
(Digest, Winter 2007)
- Risks and Benefits of Writing Off a Patient’s Bill
(Digest, Spring 2007)
- Off-Label Use of ICG Dye During Vitrectomy for Floaters
(Digest, Summer 2007)
- Fire in the Operating Room
(Digest, Summer 2006)
- Traumatic Eye Injury and Patient Abandonment
(Digest, Fall, 2006)
- Blepharoplasty
(Digest, Fall 2005)
- Codefendant Nurse Anesthetist’s Insurance Carrier Builds a Case Against OMIC Insureds
(Digest, Winter 2006)
- Inadequate Hand-offs Between Physicians Delays Treatment of Endophthalmitis
(Digest, Spring 2006)
- Codefendant Ophthalmologist Testifies Against OMIC Insured at Trial
(Digest, Winter 2005)
- Early Reporting and Investigation of Potential Claims Averts a Lawsuit
(Digest, Spring 2005)
- Outgoing Answering Machines Message Wins Case for Ophthalmologists
(Digest, Summer 2005)
- Orbit Compartment Syndrome Leads to Poor Outcome Following
(Digest, Fall 2005)
- Negligent Telephone Care of Postoperative Patient
(Digest, Winter 2004)
- Watch for Warning Signs of Mixed Diagnosis
(Digest, Spring 2004)
- Globe Perforation and Vision Loss in High Myopic, Deaf Patient
(Digest, Summer/Fall 2004)
- Trauma Cases: Risky to Treat, Difficult to Defend
(Digest, Spring 2003)
- Disclosures of Risks, Complications, and Adverse Outcomes
(Digest, Summer 2003)
- Patient Mix-Up in the Laser Suite
(Digest, Fall, 2003)
- Jury Education Averts Potentially Large LASIK Verdict
(Digest, Winter 2003)
- Subsequent Treaters' Criticism Spurs Unhappy Patient to Sue
(Digest, Fall 2002)
- Allegation of Consumer Deception Following Flap Complication
(Digest, Summer 2002)
- Failure to Diagnose Pseudomonas Infection
(Digest, Spring 2002)
- Orbital Fracture Missed During Eye Exam
(Digest, Winter 2002)
- Complicated Course of Chronic Iritis
(Digest, Fall 2001)
- Delayed Referral for Progressive ROP
(Digest, Summer 2001)
- Patient Slip and Fall Following Dilation
(Digest, Spring 2001)
- Miscommunication During PRK Leads to Surgical Mix-up
(Digest, Winter 2001)
- Lack of Informed Consent for Use of Research Drug
(Digest, Fall 2000)
- Wrong Power IOL Inserted During Cataract Surgery
(Digest, Summer 2000)
- Failure to Diagnose Retinal Detachment
(Digest, Spring 2000)
- Unnecessary Surgery for Pterygia
(Digest, Winter 2000)
- Failure to Obtain Informed Consent for Vitrectomy
(Digest, Fall 1999)
- Failure to Diagnose Bilateral Acanthamoeba Keratitis
(Digest, Summer 1999)
- Failure to Diagnose Giant Cell Arteritis
(Digest, Spring 1999)
- Failure to Diagnose an Eye Infection
(Digest, Winter 1999)
- Unnecessary Laser Surgery for Diabetic Macular Edema
(Digest, Fall 1998)
- Negligent Lid Surgery on a Graves' Patient
(Digest, Summer 1998)
- Negligent Administration of Retrobulbar Anesthesia
(Digest, Spring 1998)
- Failure to Diagnose Temporal Arteritis
(Digest, Winter 1998)
- Unfamiliar Procedures in Satellite Office Leads to Failure to Diagnose Retinal Detachment
(Digest, Fall 1997)
- Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma
(Digest, Spring 1997)
- Failure to Provide Urgent Eye Exam
(Digest, Winter 1997)
- Delay in Consultation Referral of Post-RK Patient
(Digest, Fall 1996)
- False Advertising and Misrepresentation Hamper Defense in Laser Facial Surgery Case
(Digest, Summer 1996)
- Delayed Consultation Referral of Managed Care Patient with Endogenous Endophthalmitis
(Digest, Spring 1996)
- Post-Retrobulbar Retinal Artery Occlusion and Informed Consent for Clinical Investigation of Intraocular Lenses
(Digest, Winter 1996)
- Early Reporting of Claims Benefits All Insureds
(Digest, Fall 1995)
- Failure to Coordinate Follow-up Care Results in Missed ROP Diagnosis
(Digest, Summer 1995)
- Failure to Diagnose Toxic Optic Neuropathy
(Digest, Winter 1995)
- Failure to Adequately Inform of Laser Risks
(Digest, Fall 1994)
- Noncompliance Puts Patient and Physician at Risk in Glaucoma Cases
(Digest, Summer 1994)
- Failure to Diagnose an Occipital Aneurysm
(Digest, Spring 1994)
- Delayed Diagnosis of Endophthalmitis Following Cataract Surgery
(Digest, Winter 1994)
- Charges That Inadvertent Orbital Biopsy Caused Permanent Ptosis
(Digest, Fall 1993)
- Delay in Performance of Retinal Detachment Surgery and Associated Nonmedical Issues
(Digest, Summer 1993)
- Failure to Prove Negligence in Treatment of Macular Degeneration
(Digest, Spring 1993)
- Poor Results from Bilateral Upper Lid Blepharoplasty
(Digest, Winter 1993)
- Failure to Diagnose a Brain Lesion in a Referred Patient
(Digest, Fall 1992)
- Medication Error Underlines Importance of Informed Consent
(Digest, Summer 1992)
- Charges of Abandonment by Noncompliant Patient
(Digest, Spring 1992)
- Responsibilities of a Consulting Ophthalmologist
(Digest, Fall 1991)
- Motion for Summary Judgment
(Digest, Summer 1991)
- Reviewing Preoperative Test Results
(Digest, Spring 1991)
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