Medical malpractice delayed diagnosis; verdict $2,200,000

From 2005 to 2013 our client was a patient at OptiCare. Our client had a family history of eye issues. She had abnormal test results starting at the initial appointment with OptiCare. She was showing signs that required a workup to rule out glaucoma. The testing technology necessary to diagnose our client was readily available in the OptiCare office and such examinations are neither costly nor invasive. Despite knowing that our client had a family history of blindness and that she had abnormally large cups within her optic nerves, a hallmark sign of glaucoma, the employees of OptiCare, at no time in between July 2005 to November 2013, administered a visual field test to rule out glaucoma. Our client was finally diagnosed with glaucoma in 2013. By that time, she was experiencing blind spots in her vision that our experts testified develop during a delay in diagnosis. Further, she was unable to drive at night. Her vision restrictions affected all of her daily activities. She was no longer able to see open doors or items on the floor when she walks into her home. And when she went into large stores or malls she had difficulty absorbing her surroundings with her vision and would become very disoriented. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $2,200,000.