Speaking of whores, I have seen many ,many patients who have been injured 's by surgeons and have yet to point a finger despite what a plaintiff's attorney offers. even concerning doctors who have been unkind to me ( Dr C Silverman and the late Dr Burke ). It is not only not in my nature to bad mouth others but I also feel that my obligation is to help the patient as though they werre not looking for my reprot to a lawyer. No laeyer gets a useful report from me, not even for Dr C Silverman.

A Bedminster man who alleges he was left legally blind by Lasik surgery reached a $2.1 million settlement with the prominent eye surgeon who performed the proce dure, his attorney said yesterday.

While his claim could not be verified last night, Mazie said he believed the settlement was the largest in a Lasik case in New Jersey history and one of the largest ever in the country.

Mazie said his client underwent Lasik surgery in the Bergenfield office of Joseph Dello Russo, an eye surgeon known in part for his ad vertising campaign and promotions.

But the procedure left Dell'Ermo legally blind, with vision worse than 20/400 without corrective lenses, Mazie said. Dell'Ermo filed a malpractice lawsuit in Ber gen County Superior Court and a settlement was made public yesterday.

"It's getting to the point where he has to have corneal transplants," to correct his post-surgical condition, Mazie said.