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Case Study: Endophthalmitis malpractice claims update

Infection is a risk of all surgeries. Endophthalmitis is a particularly worrisome type of infection because it can lead to severe vision loss, blindness, and loss of the eye. Some types of complications are hard for patients to understand. They are familiar with infections, however, and realize that they can occur after surgery. This common knowledge makes it harder for plaintiffs in endophthalmitis claims to allege lack of informed consent. In order to prove that their outcome was caused by malpractice and not the result of a known complication, plaintiffs must show that some aspect of the health care team’s treatment was below the standard of care.

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