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 24, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Dec 1, 2025
| Consent Form
Sep 29, 2021
| Article
By Hans K. Bruhn, MHS, and MICHELLE PINEDA, MBA, OMIC Risk Managers
As noted in the lead article, there are myriad factors that lead to physician stress and burnout. One of those factors is disruptive patients. On the Hotline, we receive many calls from insureds who need assistance in managing patients who are rude, demanding, and non-compliant. Taking early action to resolve these issues will mitigate the risk of a medical malpractice claim, ensure your patients receive the excellent care you wish to provide, and help you avoid burnout.
Oct 8, 2024
| Article
By Kimberly Wittchow, JD OMIC Staff Attorney
Ophthalmologists inquiring about professional liability insurance often ask how OMIC selects defense counsel when a claim or lawsuit arises. They want to know which attorneys OMIC uses in their city, how OMIC chooses the attorneys it appoints, and if insureds can select their own counsel.
Oct 16, 2025
| Article
May 12, 2025
| Case Study
By RYAN M. BUCSI, OMIC Claims Vice President
Advising patients to seek care locally when timely treatment is critical and the patient is not located close to the practice is key to successfully defending a claim.
Oct 23, 2020
| Recommendation
Dilating drops are used on countless patients daily during diagnostic examinations and surgical procedures. Understand the patient safety and liability risks associated with them.
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
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.
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Dec 1, 2025
| Consent Form
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.
Feb 27, 2020
| Recommendation
Physicians may treat their employees and should be aware there are patient safety and professional liability risks if the physician does not provide medical care in the same manner as any other patient.
May 6, 2024
| Recommendation
The Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) was enacted by Congress in 1986 to ensure public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay, insurance status, national origin, race, creed, or color.
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.
Dec 1, 2025
| Consent Form
Dec 1, 2025
| Consent Form
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.
Oct 10, 2024
| Case Study
Use of excess gas cases usually have devastating visual outcomes and often result in expensive settlements.
Feb 13, 2020
| Consent Form
Apr 9, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Oct 25, 2023
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Dec 1, 2025
| Consent Form
Aug 14, 2020
| Case Study
By Ryan M. Bucsi, OMIC Claims Vice President
Both OMIC-insured cornea specialists were referred patients with the diagnosis of HSV, and they both continued to use this condition as their working diagnosis even though there were symptoms suggestive of acanthamoeba and the patients’ conditions did not improve. Under these circumstances, according to both defense and plaintiff experts, acanthamoeba needed to be considered.
Aug 11, 2022
| Case Study
By Ryan M. Bucsi, OMIC Claims Vice President
OMIC has seen several sizeable settlements resulting from failure to diagnose giant cell arteritis cases in the past few years. The settlements are large because GCA, if diagnosis does not occur or is delayed, often leads to bilateral blindness in elderly patients. OMIC’s claims related to GCA have and continue to be problematic and are extremely difficult to defend in front of a jury.
Jan 20, 2025
| Recommendation
Ophthalmology practices can take steps to mitigate risk factors for patient falls in their clinics.
Sep 9, 2022
| Video
This five-part series includes the following: "How Staff Can Save Vision," "Policies Protect Patients," It's More Than Just Loss of Vision," "Harm to a Patient and a Humble Outcome," and "Parties, Patience, and Paying Attention."
Nov 8, 2024
| Consent Form
Jul 13, 2017
| Recommendation
Here are some risk management recommendations to help you and your staff members prevent and better respond to the risks of the procedure. Issues addressed in Fluorescein Angiography Recommendations and Consent include delegation of tasks, informed consent, emergency response equipment, and management of complications.
Aug 7, 2025
| Bulletin
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have both recently released separate fraud alerts targeting medical professionals.
Jun 12, 2017
| Recommendation
Ophthalmologists and their staff often provide free vision screening examinations. We feel that the very low risk of liability from these exams can be further minimized by taking a few steps.
Aug 17, 2024
| Consent Form
Aug 11, 2022
| Article
Allegations of failure to diagnose are common in medical malpractice lawsuits against ophthalmologists, and diagnostic error is an issue of ongoing concern in the healthcare community. Some ophthalmic conditions, such as giant cell arteritis (GCA), have a short window for diagnosis and treatment. If ophthalmologists don’t appreciate the significance of the signs and symptoms presented or recognize that GCA often does not exhibit “classic” signs and symptoms, they may not follow through to confirm the diagnosis and coordinate treatment and may incur liability exposure.
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
Jan 7, 2025
| Sample Letter/Form/Protocol
This guide accompanies OMIC’s sample “Informed Consent Form Template.” Consent forms should be modified to suit your practice.
Feb 9, 2026
| Bulletin
Ophthalmology and optometry involve eye conditions and treatments that make strong health literacy especially important.
May 6, 2024
| Recommendation
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules protect the privacy and security of health information and give patients rights to their health information.
Apr 8, 2026
| Consent Form
Apr 22, 2026
| Consent Form
Oct 16, 2025
| Article
By KIMBERLY WYNKOOP, VP, OMIC General Counsel
Jan 7, 2025
| Consent Form
Jan 20, 2025
| Recommendation
Informed consent is a process that includes both a physician discussion with the patient about the risks, benefits, and alternatives AND a signature on a consent form.