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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Apr 13, 2021
| Recommendation
The guidance included in this document regarding advertising will help ophthalmologists reduce their liability exposure, comply with underwriting requirements, and avoid uninsured risk.
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
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.
Aug 16, 2024
| Sample Letter/Form/Protocol
This is a sample agreement to provide patients to comply with the Federal Trade Commission’s Contact Lens Rule effective 10/16/2020.
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.
Mar 15, 2020
| Case Study
By Ryan M. Busci, OMIC Vice President, Claims
This was a “perfect storm” for the plaintiff: the equipment had inherent design flaws that complicated the insured’s and the technician’s set up of the microkeratome, making both the manufacturer and the ophthalmologist liable for the harm.
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 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 24, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 21, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 23, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 23, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 21, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 21, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 23, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 23, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 23, 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.
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Oct 5, 2022
| Recommendation
Refractive surgery risk concerns include indications for surgery, patient selection, preoperative evaluation, off-label use, informed consent process, and immediate sequential bilateral surgery.
Sep 6, 2024
| Consent Form
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.