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An Illinois jury found for the plaintiff in a recent Illinois surgical malpractice lawsuit<\/a>. The medical malpractice case<\/a> involved claims that the defendant ophthalmologist performed an unnecessary and improper surgical procedure on the plaintiff, leaving her blind and with the loss of one of her eyes. After a one week trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1.75 million in Larson v. Miller Eye Center<\/em>.
\nAt the time of the Illinois surgical malpractice<\/a>, 75 year-old Shirley Larson had been a patient of ophthalmologist Dr. Miller for more than 13 years. The majority of her treatment under Dr. Miller was for glaucoma<\/a>, a condition in which increased intraocular pressure promotes vision loss by causing damage to the optic nerve.<\/p>\n

In 2003, Dr. Miller recommended that Larson undergo a new surgical procedure to treat her glaucoma. The procedure was known as endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP)<\/a>, which was touted as an advancement due to it allowing the surgeon to target the tissue to be treated by direct visualization with less potential damage to surrounding tissue. The ECP would include an incision in the eye, with a laser being used to reduce the amount of fluid produced by the eye.<\/p>\n

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