Conditions optometrists can get sued

[OATAcer]

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What are the conditions in which a
Practicing optometrist can get sued?
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[Shnurek]

What are the conditions in which a
Practicing optometrist can get sued?
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ODs are held to the same standards as any physician. So as long as it is within an OD's scope of practice and they mismanage it. They can get sued for it.

If an OD does something out of the scope of his/her license, they can get sued for practicing medicine without a license as well.

 

[OATAcer]

ODs are held to the same standards as any physician. So as long as it is within an OD's scope of practice and they mismanage it. They can get sued for it.

If an OD does something out of the scope of his/her license, they can get sued for practicing medicine without a license as well.

But chances of OD getting sued over MD such as radiologist or anesthesiologist is low because those docs go deep within a patient.

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[Jibslider]

ODs are held to the same standards as any physician. So as long as it is within an OD's scope of practice and they mismanage it. They can get sued for it.

If an OD does something out of the scope of his/her license, they can get sued for practicing medicine without a license as well.

Often, OD's are held to a greater standard than a physician especially in a court of law when an ophthalmologist is brought in as an expert witness to testify against an OD. If an OD misses a retinal detachment, a melanoma, or anything that would be considered sight and/or life threatening, you can be assured that an OMD will be called into testify against the OD.

To answer your question, an OD can be sued for just about anything, especially missing any conditions that are sight and/or life threatening.

 

[OATAcer]

Often, OD's are held to a greater standard than a physician especially in a court of law when an ophthalmologist is brought in as an expert witness to testify against an OD. If an OD misses a retinal detachment, a melanoma, or anything that would be considered sight and/or life threatening, you can be assured that an OMD will be called into testify against the OD.

To answer your question, an OD can be sued for just about anything, especially missing any conditions that are sight and/or life threatening.

In conclusion, we all can get sued in any career. That's life, just be perfect at what you do and have peoples skills to make the patient your family.


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[namams]

In conclusion, we all can get sued in any career. That's life, just be perfect at what you do and have peoples skills to make the patient your family.


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No one's perfect and eventually, a mistake will be made. Don't 'make the patient your family' - be objective, impartial and do what's best for them.

 

[OATAcer]

No one's perfect and eventually, a mistake will be made. Don't 'make the patient your family' - be objective, impartial and do what's best for them.

No make them your family. Long lasting doctor patient relationship. Always laugh and communicate openly.

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[namams]

No make them your family. Long lasting doctor patient relationship. Always laugh and communicate openly.

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You're confusing being personable with 'making someone your family' (whatever that means - polygamy?).

Yes, you should be personable.

 

[Shnurek]

Often, OD's are held to a greater standard than a physician especially in a court of law when an ophthalmologist is brought in as an expert witness to testify against an OD. If an OD misses a retinal detachment, a melanoma, or anything that would be considered sight and/or life threatening, you can be assured that an OMD will be called into testify against the OD.

To answer your question, an OD can be sued for just about anything, especially missing any conditions that are sight and/or life threatening.

Thanks for this. Did not know this therefore I will study my butt off in the ocular disease courses. Still I heard OD malpractice rates are about 1/10th of those of ophthalmologists. Even though they do more invasive procedures it is still a bit surprising.

 

[Mewcakes]

Heck, you could sue if you tripped over their door jam and broke your wrist. It depends on the patient, it depends on what went wrong, it depends on what the result was, it depends on how good your documentation is, it depends on the OMD. There's so many things that it can depend on. Some people will sue any and every chance they get. Just make sure that you're practicing in such a manner that you don't have to worry.

 

[OATAcer]

The law works in a mysterious way. Lawsuits are hard to get approved. Just be yourself and whatever happens will be your faith.

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[Hightide12]

Missing or erroneously diagnosing Amblyopia is a quick way to get sued. Also, Glaucoma is another important one not to miss.

 

[Hightide12]

The law works in a mysterious way. Lawsuits are hard to get approved. Just be yourself and whatever happens will be your faith.

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That's not entirely true. An optometrist got sued a few years ago for $9 million because he diagnosed someone as having amblyopia when they actually had a tumor pushing on the visual fibers. I'm not even sure what the last sentence means, but I would think twice before listening to a Pre-optometry student, people!

 

[pudgie84]

so where does malpractice insurance come into play? from what i hear, the premiums are pretty low, so i'm wondering how much protection it offers if you get sued...