VIRGINIA BEACH - A local eye surgeon has been sued by a former patient who say s her vision was made worse by a mishandled procedure performed three years ago.
The lawsuit was filed April 4 in Circuit Court. It says Dr. G. Peyton Neatrour should not have performed the procedure because the patient had a pre-existing cornea condition that was not properly assessed during preoperative screening.
The patient, Rosalind Martinez , seeks $1.65 million from Neatrour and his medical practice, Beach Eye Care Inc.
Neatrour was unavailable for comment, an employee at his office said Monday.
In her lawsuit, Martinez said she suffers from keratoconus, which affects the cornea, and that Neatrour performed LASIK surgery on her Dec. 9, 2002. The lawsuit says Martinez complained about her vision after the procedure and that Neatrour recommended and performed a second one May 29, 2003, and her vision became worse.
When Neatrour suggested a third operation, Martinez sought a second opinion from another local eye surgeon, who did not recommend additional surgery.
This is the second lawsuit filed this year in Virginia Beach against Neatrour. In February, a patient named Mary E. Carrier filed a $1.75 million lawsuit saying Neatrour should not have performed two surgeries on her eyes because "she was not an appropriate candidate … because of her eye structure and condition."
Carrier says she suffers from double vision and dryness in her right eye because of the surgery. The suit does not specify what type of surgery Neatrour performed on her.
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