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All surgeries carry some known risks and can result in complications. But it is important to contact an attorney if you have suffered complications in healing after eye surgery to discuss your situation. There is a difference between unavoidable complications from known associated risks of surgery and complications caused by professional medical negligence malpractice, and only a lawyer can tell you if you have a case.

Here are some of the possible complications in healing that can result after having eye surgery...

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All surgical procedures have known risks associated with them. However, many of these risk can be minimized be ensuring patients are good candidates for surgery, and that proper medical standards and guidelines are followed.

It is your health care provider's responsibility to make sure you fully understand any risks associated with your surgery and to help you make an informed decision about whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks. If a patient is not advised of the risks associated with a procedure, they are not able to make in informed decision.

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Scheduling too many procedures back-to-back is a common practice in eye surgeries -- especially in the LASIK industry. When schedules are too tight, there is not enough time to allow for adequate examination of the patient, a proper consultation with the doctor or surgeon to address patient concerns, or can even result in rushing a patient through the process of surgical preparation or releasing them too soon. Here are examples of pre-surgery negligence and errors... Read the rest of this entry »

Post-Surgery Negligence refers to the lack of follow-up care after a patient has undergone surgery. A Lack of proper post-surgery negligence often turns treatable complications into serious or permanent injury for the patient. Examples of post-surgery negligence include...

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There are many patients who should not have LASIK surgery due to other conditions including large pupils, women undergoing hormonal changes, and many other conditions. Even if you signed an "informed consent" waiver prior to your surgery, you may have a case for malpractice if the doctor failed to address your risk factors or encouraged you to proceed with surgery in spite of known contraindications when you were not a good candidate. Read the rest of this entry »

The rising popularity of laser surgery in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. has led to more cases of LASIK surgery malpractice. We will also represent victims of adverse outcomes from cataract surgery or cornea transplants. We understand that the impact of a botched eye operation can have a devastating impact on your employment, your family, your favorite activities and your mental health. We aggressively pursue compensation from the doctors and clinics whose negligence and greed left you in bad shape. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are suffering from impaired vision from the very surgery that was supposed to improve your eyesight, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. If your vision is worse or no better than before, or you have complications such as dry eye syndrome, contact us. Our lawyers can help you get answers to see if your unfavorable outcome is due to LASIK surgery malpractice of your ophthalmologist. Read the rest of this entry »

The risks of LASIK surgery should not be taken lightly -- not by the patient and not by the doctor performing the surgery. LASIK should be performed only after a comprehensive consultation — in person with the patient — has been conducted by a qualified ophthalmologist.

Before any undergoing any surgery you will be required to sign an "informed consent" waiver. You might think that because you signed a waiver you have no right to sue. However, even if you signed a waiver you may still have a case for malpractice if the doctor failed to address your risk factors or encouraged you to proceed with surgery in spite of known contraindications.

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Although millions of people have benefited from laser eye surgery, tens of thousands of patients have suffered complications from LASIK surgery gone bad. For those who have been injured by the doctors who were supposed to help them, we stand up and hold medical professionals accountable for vision loss or serious complications due to negligence and lack of proper consultation and care. Read the rest of this entry »

If you developed serious complications that adversely affected your vision because of bad LASIK surgery, contact the Pennsylvania eye surgery malpractice attorneys of Hill & Associates, P.C. Although all surgery, including LASIK, has some associated risks, your inuries could have been caused because you were not a suitable candidate or your eye surgeon did not perform the procedure properly. Read the rest of this entry »