A Washington state couple claims an Oregon doctor recently operated on the wrong eye of their 4-year-old son.
According to an Associated Press report, Dale Matlock and Tasha Gaul told a local television station recently that the surgery was supposed to prevent Jesse Matlock's right eye from wandering, but that Dr. Shawn Goodman operated on the left eye. (open-ended)
The boy's mother told the Portland TV station that since the operation, she has not seen any improvement in the child's right eye and now the left eye appears to be wandering.
Goodman, a Lake Oswego surgeon, is not an employee at the hospital that held the operation, but the facility reports it will be interviewing its staff regarding the procedure.
The parents indicated they are thinking about a malpractice lawsuit.
Note: While we in the public often complain about too much wasteful litigation, do you think in cases like these poor practices would be corrected if it weren't for litigation and large settlements????
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