{"id":815,"date":"2013-04-02T17:06:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T23:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=815"},"modified":"2013-05-09T17:10:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T23:10:02","slug":"678000-verdict-for-unnecessary-cataract-surgery-perkins-v-dr-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/678000-verdict-for-unnecessary-cataract-surgery-perkins-v-dr-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"$678,000 Verdict for Unnecessary Cataract Surgery; Perkins v. Dr. Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The defendant ophthalmologist, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthgrades.com\/physician\/dr-seemin-khan-x43kd\">Seemin Khan<\/a>, M.D., performed cataract surgery on the plaintiff, Frances Perkins, on March 19, 2008. It was discovered after the surgery that Perkins had a chronic <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Retinal_detachment\">detached retina<\/a>. The retina is the light-sensitive tissue that lines the inner surface of the eye. The optics of the eye create an image on the retina, like the film in a camera.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff alleged that Dr. Khan was negligent for choosing not to refer her for a <a href=\"http:\/\/emedicine.medscape.com\/article\/1228865-overview\">B-scan ocular ultrasound<\/a> or to a retinal specialist before deciding whether cataract surgery would be in her best interest. Since Perkins was not a good candidate for retinal surgery, the cataract surgery was found, or alleged to be, unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Perkins, 59, suffered ongoing chronic pain following the cataract surgery, underwent three later retinal surgeries and still has chronic left eye pain.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/678000-verdict-for-unnecessary-cataract-surgery-perkins-v-dr-khan\/#more-815\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The defendant ophthalmologist, Seemin Khan, M.D., performed cataract surgery on the plaintiff, Frances Perkins, on March 19, 2008. It was discovered after the surgery that Perkins had a chronic detached retina. The retina is the light-sensitive tissue that lines the inner surface of the eye. 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