title: Measure for measure.
abstract: Shakespeare's play Measure for Measure colorfully illustrates a concept that is relevant to the testimonies given by the medical expert witness in the courtroom. The expert should not ask the jury to hold the defendant physician to a higher standard than that actually practiced by an acceptable reasonable minority of the defendant's peers under similar circumstances. Two cases are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Wright University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio 45429-3487, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bullock
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis