[Relationship with the glaucomatous patient: legal consequences of conflicts in glaucoma].
Legal actions related to glaucoma are unfrequent. However the ophthalmologist should be aware of the legal possibilities available for a patient who considers being victim of his/her ophthalmologist's mistake. The March 4th 2002 Law, has created a new procedure to compensate for non at-fault medical errors, under some specific gravity conditions; with regard to the ophthalmologist, the consequences of this law is the need to preconstitute the proof of fully dealing with the main legal obligations: transparency, health care and information on the risks of proposed procedures, a proof which requires a high quality medical file.
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Médecin conseil de sociétés d'assurances, 14, rue de Bruxelles, F-75009 Paris, France. afoels@club-internet.fr
D005901:Glaucoma; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations