Medical Negligence during Cataract Surgery: Jaipur's Eye Hospital, Doctor directed to pay Rs 16.6 Lakh Compensation
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The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC), Jaipur II recently held a private hospital and a doctor responsible for medical negligence during cataract surgery. Accordingly, the Consumer Court directed them to pay Rs 16.61 lakh compensation to the complainant whose pupil turned white after the surgery and who lost her vision.
Further, the doctor and the hospital were also directed to return Rs 18,000 charged from the complainant for the operation with 9% interest from the complaint filing date.
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