Pre-Printed Consent Form Ruled Inadequate, Eye Surgeon Ordered to Pay Rs 7 Lakh Compensation - Video

Holding an ophthalmic surgeon liable for deficiency in service for the failure in obtaining valid informed consent before performing cataract surgery, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed him to pay Rs 7 lakh compensation and Rs 50,000 litigation expenses to a patient, who lost vision in her operated eye after the surgery.

Even though the Commission held that the complainant failed to discharge the burden of proof regarding the allegations of medical negligence during the procedure, it noted a deficiency in service on the surgeon's part in obtaining informed consent.

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Bare signature on pre-printed form without risk disclosure not valid informed consent: Consumer court slaps Rs 7 lakh compensation on eye surgeon