Resource Library
The Resource Library is a compendium of consent forms, risk management recommendations, sample documents, articles, and other risk management materials to promote ophthalmic patient safety and reduce liability. Contact riskmanagement@omic.com with questions.
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Aug 14, 2024
| Article
By Linda Harrison, PHD, VP, OMIC Risk Management
We performed qualitative analyses of medical records, patient complaints, and legal discovery to understand what motivated patients to file a claim after receiving premium IOLs or premium cataract-related services, such as use of the femtosecond laser or limbal relaxing incisions (LRI).
Aug 14, 2024
| Case Study
By Michael Tigani, MD, OMIC Risk Management Committee Chair and Ron W. Pelton, MD, phd, OMIC Director and AAO Ethics Committee Chair
Over the last two years, OMIC has seen an increase in the frequency of cataract surgery claims. In response, Risk Management performed an in-depth analysis of 2016-2020 claims involving premium cataract services and our findings are detailed in the lead article.
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
Aug 25, 2024
| Consent Form
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Jan 20, 2025
| Recommendation
The following guidance is based on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) Preferred Practice Pattern (PPP) Guidelines focused on risk management mitigation strategies to reduce your liability exposures. This is not an all-inclusive summary and we recommend you read the entirety of the AAO PPP and the resources listed for additional guidance.
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Aug 14, 2024
| Case Study
By Ryan M. Bucsi, OMIC Claims Vice President
Credibility is essential in successfully defending a lawsuit. When chart notes are altered or made outside the patient’s chart, this significantly decreases the credibility of an insured. Such chart alterations and outside notes after an adverse outcome can hinder the defense of a case and leads to increased settlement value.
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Jun 4, 2025
| Recommendation
Ophthalmologists may collaborate in the management of surgical patients with a comanagement or transfer of care arrangement with optometrists within or outside their practice. There are patient safety and liability risks associated with surgical comanagement and transfer of care.
Jun 2, 2026
| Sample Letter/Form/Protocol
Sample consent and protocol from Comanagement of Surgical Patients with Optometrists Toolkit
Jun 4, 2025
| Recommendation
Optometrists are independent practitioners, but there are differences in education and legal scope of practice between eye physicians/surgeons and ODs.
Aug 9, 2024
| Recommendation
Disclosure of an adverse event or unanticipated outcome is important for patient safety, patient trust, patient right to autonomy to make decisions about treatment, continuity of care among providers, and to provide empathy.
Jun 4, 2025
| Recommendation
Inadequate or improper documentation in medical records can lead to significant risks, including legal liability, compromised patient care, regulatory non-compliance, and financial penalties.
May 26, 2026
| Bulletin
Telephone screening is often the first point of clinical decision making. Poor handling can lead to delayed treatment, patient harm, and significant malpractice liability. Non-physician staff must follow structured protocols and avoid making independent clinical judgments.
Aug 12, 2023
| Article
OMIC has published two reports of endophthalmitis claims studies, one in 2006 and another in 2017. This issue of the Digest updates those studies with data from OMIC’s endophthalmitis claims closed between January 2018 and December 2022, thereby creating a complete analysis of endophthalmitis claims experience from the time of OMIC’s founding in 1987 through 2022.
Feb 9, 2026
| Bulletin
Ophthalmology and optometry involve eye conditions and treatments that make strong health literacy especially important.
Jan 7, 2025
| Consent Form
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
May 21, 2025
| Recommendation
Improve patient safety and reduce risk by following our preoperative guidelines for patients undergoing cataract surgery with light adjustable lenses (LAL). Post-operative LAL adjustments may be performed by optometrists provided they follow our OMIC coverage requirements.
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 21, 2026
| Consent Form
Mar 12, 2026
| Bulletin
In malpractice litigation, incomplete or poorly constructed documentation is often cited as evidence of substandard care. Clear, detailed notes help demonstrate sound clinical judgment and adherence to standards of care. Learn best practices for documenting differential diagnoses.
Sep 6, 2024
| Consent Form
Jun 2, 2026
| Recommendation
A quick-reference resource for risk management best practices.
Oct 7, 2025
| Bulletin
Offering staff incentives for sales in an ophthalmic practice may be legally permissible in some circumstances, but carries significant regulatory, ethical, and liability risks.
Apr 29, 2026
| Bulletin
Communication is an essential tool in healthcare, from coordinating care, to informing patients, to preventing errors.
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form