|
|
Article: Rise in eye surgery complaints
- Article from:
- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- May 26, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2003 The Scotsman. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
NEGLIGENCE claims involving laser eye surgery have more than
doubled among Medical Defence Union members in the last six years, it
was announced yesterday.
The MDU, the largest insurer for doctors in the UK, said that
while some of the claims were over faulty surgery, many more centred
on patients' "unrealistic expectations" about what could be achieved.
In February the Consumers' Association warned that people who
undergo laser eye surgery are "gambling with their sight".
It warned that clinics made overblown claims and did no highlight
possible side effects.
And earlier this month, the medical journal Ophthalmology said the
failure rate for eye surgery was one in ten, not the one in ...