{"id":429,"date":"2011-09-13T11:48:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T17:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.lawblogger.net\/2011\/09\/13\/debate_over_extent_of_eye_dama_1\/"},"modified":"2016-07-05T12:10:30","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T17:10:30","slug":"debate_over_extent_of_eye_dama_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/debate_over_extent_of_eye_dama_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Debate Over Extent of Eye Damage Following Implant Lens Surgery Leads to $1 Million Verdict in Zaleski v Elmhurst Eye Surgery Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Medical malpractice lawsuits are composed of two main elements:  negligence and damages.  Therefore, simply showing that a medical provider&#8217;s treatment is negligent is not enough &#8211; a plaintiff must also show that the negligence led to a significant amount of damages.  In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/\">Cook County medical malpractice lawsuit<\/a> of <em>Cindy Zaleski v. Elmhurst Eye Surgery Center, Kovach Eye Institute, Ltd. and Dr. Kevin Kovach<\/em>, 08 L 7387, the issue was whether or not the plaintiff&#8217;s damages were extensive as she claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The medical negligence case dealt with an eye surgery Cindy Zaleski had when she was 19 years-old.  Zaleski underwent a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fda.gov\/MedicalDevices\/ProductsandMedicalProcedures\/ImplantsandProsthetics\/PhakicIntraocularLenses\/default.htm\">phakic intraocular lens implantation surgery<\/a> to correct the nearsightedness in her left eye.  This particular surgery involves implanting a plastic or silicone contact lens in the eye and is meant to eliminate the need for eyeglasses or disposable contacts.<\/p>\n<p>Phakic lens surgery is a fairly new procedure, therefore the long-term risks are not known.  However, the short-term risks include:  possible vision loss, retinal detachment, infection, and the development of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visionrx.com\/library\/enc\/enc_iop.asp\">increased intraocular pressure<\/a>.  This last risk is what happened in Zaleski&#8217;s case.  After undergoing the eye surgery at Elmhurst Eye Surgery Center, she developed increased pressure in her left eye.  Her medical malpractice complaint alleged that the defendant ophthalmologist, Dr. Kevin Kovach, failed to diagnose and treat this pressure in a timely fashion.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/debate_over_extent_of_eye_dama_1\/#more-429\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical malpractice lawsuits are composed of two main elements: negligence and damages. 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