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Anyone had one of these?
I underwent a simple, routine procedure (diamond burr for a loose epithelial patch) at the eye clinic four weeks ago, which became infected and rendered me blind in my left eye since. The organism causing this is yet unidentified - multiple attempts to culture and several biopsies - and the path lab has turned up nothing. No antibiotic or combination of antibiotic seems to be having any effect and now talk has turned to a corneal transplant.
Anyone got any experience with this?
And I swear, I saw the OD who did the diamond burr absentmindedly touch the tip of his instruments with his bare finger at one point during the procedure. Think a malpractice suit is in order?
I underwent a simple, routine procedure (diamond burr for a loose epithelial patch) at the eye clinic four weeks ago, which became infected and rendered me blind in my left eye since. The organism causing this is yet unidentified - multiple attempts to culture and several biopsies - and the path lab has turned up nothing. No antibiotic or combination of antibiotic seems to be having any effect and now talk has turned to a corneal transplant.
Anyone got any experience with this?
And I swear, I saw the OD who did the diamond burr absentmindedly touch the tip of his instruments with his bare finger at one point during the procedure. Think a malpractice suit is in order?