Special problems in ophthalmic subspecialties.
A study of 276 medicolegal cases disclosed the number in various ophthalmic subspecialties. The medical reasons for filing these claims were usually based upon omission or commission of acts fundamental to good basic ophthalmology, not the omission of sophisticated procedures. Among the lesions were that physicians should plan for the care of emergencies, use few types of drugs, order roentgenograms if suspicions arise, use consultants, stay well within one's level of competence, and document everything.
D003253:Consultants; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States