A lens implantation dispute in Bihar ended in a partial victory for both the ophthalmologist and the patient's family. While the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bihar, found no evidence to support the patient's claim of vision loss after cataract surgery, it held the ophthalmologist responsible for unfair trade practice due to discrepancies involving lens identification records. The Commission ultimately reduced the compensation awarded by the lower forum and ordered the doctor to pay ₹75,000. The case arose in 2018 when a woman sought treatment from an ophthalmologist for an eye condition.
After evaluation, the doctor recommended intraocular lens implantation in her left eye. The patient and her son requested implantation of a Tecnis IOL lens. On December 7, 2018, she underwent the procedure after paying ₹23,000 at the doctor's clinic. According to the complaint, the…
