Eye Hospital, ophthalmologists directed to pay Rs 15 lakh compensation for medical negligence
Holding a private eye institute, its director and two ophthalmologists guilty of medical negligence, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-II, Visakhapatnam directed them to pay Rs 15 lakh to the patient who lost vision in one eye.
The history of the case goes back to February 2019 when the patient was chatting with his friend while another friend was playing with an air rifle. One of the pellets from the air rifle touched the complainant's left eye and due to this, he sustained bleeding injury.
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