Medical Malpractice
Metallic piece in eye, misdiagnosis resulting in blindness in one eye
Description:
The case involved a young mechanic who lost the sight in one eye after a medical doctor failed to diagnose the presence of a foreign metal object during routine emergency room care. The plaintiff went to the emergency room after a piece of metal struck his eye while he was hammering a tire rim. The result was that the foreign body formed scar tissue, which damaged the retina and this young man lost sight in his eye.