New Delhi, March 28: The National Consumer Commission has rapped an eye surgeon for negligence in conducting laser therapy on a person who lost his vision after the procedure and upheld an order by a state forum directing the medic to pay Rs two lakh in compensation to the patient’s family.
The Commission also imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner, Niraj Awasthi, for not exercising reasonable care during treatment.
“The claimant had lost vision for the wrong or negligence committed by the treating doctor and now he is no more leaving his legal heirs to mourn his death,” the Commission, comprising Members B N P Singh and S K Naik, said.
–PTI